Islam-West rift widens, poll says
124432
Most people believe divisions between the West and the Muslim world are worsening, a poll suggests.
708443
Today's election pits the secular against the Islamic, but ethnic tensions could be the decisive factor.
61301
Islam is growing fast among African Americans, who are undeterred by increased scrutiny of Muslims in the United States since the September 11 attacks, according to imams and experts.
365972
Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam.
44825
A Friday vote was seen as a regional test for political Islam in the Arab world.
39485
Analysis: Bin Laden's group appears weaker, organizationally and politically, at a moment when Muslim anger at the West is greater than ever
147639
WASHINGTON -- A new Pentagon study paints a bleak picture of the prospects for creating democracy in the Middle East, declaring that US attempts to bring free elections to the Muslim world risk stoking internal religious conflicts and giving rise to further anti-American sentiments.
668803
One in four Americans holds a negative stereotype of Muslims, and almost one-third respond with a negative image when they hear the word "Muslim," according to a new national poll commissioned by a Washington-based Islamic advocacy group.
214137
Leaders of the U.S. Islamic community are fearful that sectarian slaughter tearing Shi'ite and Sunni communities apart in Iraq is testing unity among Muslim immigrants in the United States.
81193
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 ...
654673
Muslim leaders around the world accused Pope Benedict XVI of dividing religions in comments he made Tuesday about Islam.
19929
Religious leaders from around Southeast Asia and Australia are urging greater efforts to promote tolerance and understanding. They met in Indonesia to build inter-religious bridges to reduce the threat posed by extremists.
167484
BERLIN: Turkey's bid to become the first predominantly Muslim country to gain membership of the European Union has sparked a wider debate about integrating immigrants into European countries.
323468
The election may become a contest between two clashing visions of Afghan society: one that is modern and Western-leaning and one that is  protective of traditional Islamic values.
74681
UBUD, Indonesia  - Western foreign policy and a tendency among some Muslims to impose their idea of truth have been key factors in the  rise of radical Islam, Muslim writers say.
72127
BAGHDAD -- Catapulted by heavy turnout among Iraq's long-oppressed Shi'ite Muslim majority, an alliance of Shi'ite religious parties won nearly half the vote in the national elections and will probably capture a narrow majority of seats in the new parliament, according to a nationwide tally released yesterday.
572947
Christians in the Middle East are growing uneasy over the widespread Muslim anger at Pope Benedict XVI, saying they increasingly worry about growing divisions between the two faiths.