Malaysian Christian Tests Islamic Law
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 27 -- Lina Joy has been disowned by her family, shunned by friends and forced into hiding because she renounced Islam and embraced Christianity in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
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PHNOM PENH - The trial of an Egyptian, two Thai Muslims and a Cambodian Muslim charged with links to Jemaah Islamiah, believed to be the Southeast Asian branch of Al Qaeda, resumed on Tuesday in Phnom Penh.
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A teenager is due to accuse her school of discriminating against Christians in a High Court action.
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ASIA/MALAYSIA - La Chiesa in Malaysia, impegnata a essere Âvoce, mani e piediÂ di Cristo nella societÃ , in una nazione a maggioranza islamica Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - ÂI cristiani, in quanto membra del Corpo di Cristo, sono chiamati a essere la Sua voce, le Sue mani, i Suoi piediÂ, afferma il Gesuita p. O.C. Lim, direttore di ÂCatholic Asian NewsÂ, mensile dellÂArcidiocesi di Kuala L...
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Italian officials said Wednesday they intend to prosecute a Turkish man for hijacking an airliner despite his appeal for political asylum on the grounds that he is being persecuted as a Christian in Muslim ...Comment
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Franceâs new law banning Islamic headscarves in schools - a bold effort to rein in Muslim fundamentalism â-pparently passed its first test today, the start of the school year.
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A Muslim school is accused of using textbooks containing offensive remarks about Christianity and Judaism.
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The self-confessed head of Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) went on trial in Indonesia on Monday, as the battle against a group blamed for a string of deadly attacks resumed in the court room.
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Tonight marks the beginning of a month-long fast for Muslim students at the University, as they seek to strengthen their relationship with God during Ramadan, the Islamic month of blessing.
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Malaysia's top civil court on Wednesday rejected a woman's appeal to be recognized as a Christian, in a landmark case that tested the limits of religious freedom in this moderate Islamic country.
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Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has gone on trial in Indonesia on charges of leading Jemaah Islamiah, a militant network seen as the Southeast Asian arm of al Qaeda.
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KAMPUNG PULAU MELAKA, Malaysia  - Malaysia's Islamist opposition party called on non-Muslims on Thursday to back its election campaign to apply strict sharia law, including amputations and stonings, for the country's Muslims.
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KAMPUNG JIAS, Malaysia  - Deep in the heart of a Malaysian jungle, a preacher holds a meeting under the scorching midday sun, urging followers not to lose faith after their church was demolished by the government.
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An Egyptian court in an "historic decision" on Saturday authorised 12 converts to Islam who then reverted to Christianity to have their original faith marked on their ID cards, judicial sources said.
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The UK's leading Christian leader has tried to damp down controversy surrounding comments he made suggesting that some aspects of Muslim Sharia law could become part of British law.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi promised on Thursday to implement a moderate Islamic administration, undercutting the fundamentalist opposition, and took a swipe at his one-time rival, former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Christians in Indonesia, the world&#39;s largest Muslim-populated country, flocked to churches