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May 2018

May 31, 2018

Former UK imam jailed for abusing a boy in a mosque

Mohammed Rabani, 61, a former imam at a mosque in Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, today (Thursday) received...

May 27, 2018

Ejaculating onto a Koran is wrong on so many levels

Indian Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik, above, says masturbation is harmful. He warns that, among...

May 16, 2018

Who invited these imbeciles to the US's Jerusalem embassy?

The Trump administration claims that it hasn't a clue how two Christian supremacist preachers, Robert...

May 12, 2018

Outrage as teenage rape victim gets Islamic death sentence

Human rights groups around the world have expressed outrage over the fact that that a...

May 07, 2018

Muslims condemn French call to rid the Koran of its nasty bits

The head of the Great Mosque of Bordeaux, Tareq Obrou, above, is one of a...

May 02, 2018

More American Muslims are supporting same-sex marriage

A new report just released shows that opposition to same-sex marriage has decreased across a...

April 2018

April 27, 2018

Religion trumps equality: court rules against London coroner

Senior coroner Mary Hassell, above, who refused to fast-track Muslim and Jewish burials, has been...

April 25, 2018

Denmark's bid to ban male circumcision hits the buffers

Denmark’s ruling Liberal Party has come out against a ban on the circumcision of young...

April 22, 2018

Removed in the dead of night

Back in October 2016, a US group that monitors far-right hate groups – think KKK...

April 13, 2018

US Secretary of State pick opposed by Muslims & Jews

Mike Pompeo, above, nominated by President Trump to replace Rex Tillerson for the top diplomatic...

April 12, 2018

Girl, eight, was gang-raped in a Hindu temple then murdered

In what is thought to have been a brutal act of intimation against Muslims in...

April 10, 2018

Indian court asked to rule on 'blasphemous' movie song

On Sunday it was wanking. Today winking. In February Pakistan's Daily Times reported on how...

April 08, 2018

UK doctor faces prosecution over Islamic circumcision

The mother of a boy who was circumcised against her wishes is seeking to challenge...

April 02, 2018

Education watchdog Ofsted accused of racism over hijabs

The UK's National Education Union has accused Amanda Spielman, above, head of Ofsted and the...

April 01, 2018

Pakistan: judge hands hard-line clerics a significant victory

Following a recent High Court ruling by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, above, all citizens in...

April 01, 2018

In South Africa Christians are kicking off over halal produce

Christians in South Africa are reportedly furious over the amount of halal produce in their...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

Demand for atheism rises in countries under Islamic rule

The scientist and author Richard Dawkins is giving away translations of The God Delusion in...

March 22, 2018

Belgian authorities seize Saudi Arabian controlled mosque

The Grand Mosque of Brussels, leased rent-free by Belgium to Saudi Arabia since 1969, has...

March 18, 2018

Love letter created to counter 'Punish a Muslim Day' missive

Muslim Engagement and Development, a national charity promoting political and social engagement and countering Islamophobia...

March 15, 2018

Hate letters sent to UK Muslims sparks police probe

Letters offering 'rewards' to people who abuse or attack Muslims and mosques are being investigated...

March 14, 2018

Sweden pledges to impose a ban on religious schools

Outlining its education policy ahead of this year’s General Election, Sweden’s governing Social Democrats yesterday...

March 03, 2018

Another atheist has a run-in with hosts on Egyptian TV

Last year we reported that Egyptian atheist and human rights activist Ahmed Harqan had stormed...

March 02, 2018

Circumcision ban 'would hand Hitler a posthumous victory'

A heated debate has erupted in the wake of Iceland's plan to abolish male infant...

February 2018

February 25, 2018

God tells Christian to sculpt a lion. It will be gifted to Israel.

Back in 2006, Texas sculptor Max Greiner Jr allegedly received a message from God, telling...

February 22, 2018

UK Muslims demand removal of 'hateful' messiah billboards

UK Muslims have reportedly launched a 'coordinated campaign' to have 'offensive' Ahmadiyya billboards removed from...

February 14, 2018

Icelandic lawmakers are acting 'like Nazis' over circumcision

Jewish leaders in four Nordic countries have reacted angrily to a ban on non-medical circumcision...

February 12, 2018

Christian Legal Centre steps in after British Scouts ditch bigot

Bristol Christian Brian Walker, above, is being helped by the Christian Legal Centre to challenge...

February 06, 2018

Indian journalist 'martyred' as Hindus and Muslims clash

Angry Hindus have vowed to avenge the death of journalist Rahul Upadhyay, above, who reported...

February 05, 2018

Yoga may not send you to Hell, but it won't get you to Heaven

Matt Walsh, above, described here as 'a hipster Christian blogger' and 'basically an outright asshole',...

February 01, 2018

German right-winger converts to Islam. Gays are the reason.

Arthur Wagner, 48, a far-right German politician, has caused an upset in his hardline, anti-Muslim...