Was Muslim guidance reasonable?
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker considers the Muslim Council of Britain's advice for schools.
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A British convert to Islam was told today that a terrorism control order imposed on him is to be quashed.
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I have long claimed that the rise of extremism and militancy in Pakistan could not happen without support from elements within the current administration. My return to my country poses a threat to the forces of extremism that have thrived under a dictatorship. They want to stop the restoration of democracy at any price. They have exploited a poor, desperate, and powerless people and allowed extremists the right environment in which to flourish.
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LONDON -- A British court ruled yesterday that Abu Qatada, a radical Islamic cleric believed to have close links to Al Qaeda, faces no risk of abuse if sent to Jordan, opening the way for his deportation.
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Chicago Tribune - A NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: Anyone wondering how the struggle for the soul of Islam could play out in America should look to Europe. Islamic traditions and beliefs are prompting Europeans to re-evaluate practices and laws as well as prized principles, such as the separation of church and state. Nowhere is this more evident than in France, now home to the largest Islamic community on the continent. For the 11th part of this occasional series, a Tribune reporter traveled to a Paris suburb to examine the future that Europe is straining to handle.
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Rowan Williams takes responsibility for 'any unclarity' in remarks about Muslim law
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For some French Muslims, two worlds collided as the ban on wearing Islamic head scarves in public schools took effect. Many described Thursday as crunch day, when they were forced to question the meaning of being Muslim in a Roman Catholic country where life since Sept. 11, 2001, has become more tense and divisive.
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The government insisted Wednesday it was right to knight Salman Rushdie for his literary career, adding it was &quot;sorry&quot; if it had caused distress, after protests spread in the Muslim world and a prominent cleric called for the novelist to be killed.
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The archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday called for a limited application of Islamic law in Britain. Muslims praised the proposal but the government rejected it.
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Sharia law is understood and applied in such varied ways across the Muslim world that it is difficult to say exactly what it is and how it could fit into a western legal context, according to experts on Islam.
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The gesture of good will, a reversal of his position, was aimed at blunting Muslim anger toward him.
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How will a stand against violence play in the Muslim world?.
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"There were various blips on the radar, but nothing that would ... put Ibrahim above a threshold for investigation"  By Michael HoldenLONDON  - British police and security services were accused on Tuesday of "systematic" failings in connection with attempted suicide bombings in 2005 whose leader had several times crossed their radar.Opposition politicians demanded a public inquiry, saying the failure to latch on to plot leader Muktah Said Ibrahim was more evidence that lax border controls were leaving Britain at risk.Ibrahim and three other Muslims of African origin -- Yassin Hassan Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Hussein Osman -- were found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to murder in connection with the failed attacks of July 21, 2005. Read more
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Chicago Tribune - Software salesman Shadab Aziz of Houston was preparing recently to catch the first flight on his long journey to Saudi Arabia for the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca expected at least once in a lifetime of all able Muslims. But his mind was partly on what could happen when he returned to the United States.
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An Indonesian pop star hopes his anthems of tolerance can wean Muslims away from extremism. But some question his credibility to pronounce on matters of religion
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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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Â·  Muslim backlash after knighthood not foreseen Â·  UK protests over Pakistani minister's remarks