Did a Critic of Islam Go Too Far?
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A teacher in France is the latest to face death threats for daring to criticize the religion and its prophet's emphasis on violence
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You can learn a lot from writing a newspaper column, especially when a reader calls in to say that you're wrong. I've just received a revealing critique that foreshadows a nasty new escalation in the battle over our digital rights.
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A key piece of evidence used to arrest and detain a mosque leader accused of supporting terrorism has come into question, with federal prosecutors acknowledging that a note found in a terrorist camp may have been mistranslated.
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Newspaper editorialists said that Muslims had overreacted to Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam, even if some thought they had been ill judged.
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Once again, the Nobel-winning geneticist has embroiled himself in controversy  -  this time over foul remarks about race. But does he really deserve this much condemnation?
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BERLIN -- Pope Benedict XVI yesterday said he was ``deeply sorry" that his use of a quotation from a medieval text critical of the prophet Mohammed has stirred outrage across the Islamic world, insisting the words did not represent his personal opinion.
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ALBANY, NY Aug. 18, 2004  A key piece of evidence against a jailed mosque leader accused of supporting terrorism has come into question, with federal prosecutors acknowledging that a note found in a terrorist camp may have been mistranslated.
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A debate over an anthropologist's book on ancient Hebrew history isn't just academic &#151; it's spilled over into an online dispute between critics trying to keep her from getting tenure and supporters who say the effort stifles scholarly freedom.
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An ultra-radical Islamic ideology mixing zealot-like devotion and holy war creed is drawing more scrutiny in anti-terrorist probes from the Middle East to Europe - with increasing indications that its base on ...
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The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday.Comment
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Do I offend? I must. Why else would immigration restrictionists be trying to pull the plug on commentaries like this one?
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Pope Benedict XVI came under a hail of criticism from the Islamic world Friday for comments he made earlier in the week in Germany regarding the Prophet Mohammed and the Muslim faith.
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The debate over violence in Islamic cultures is swelling, with suggestions that the problem lies in the way Islam is being interpreted.
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Concern that religious tensions along the lines of those sparked in the Netherlands by the brutal killing of Islam-critical filmmaker Theo van Gogh could spill over into Germany has triggered a fresh debate ...
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Dick Cheney's latest assault on John Kerry raised a question: Is it possible for a candidate to go too far?
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BERLIN -- Anger flared across the Islamic world yesterday over comments by Pope Benedict XVI, with Muslims from London to Jakarta assailing the pontiff for implicitly linking Islam with religious violence in a speech earlier this week.
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To his supporters, he was an warrior against terrorism. To his many critics, however, he was a symbol of excesses in that fight.