Female circumcision 'not Islamic'
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Egypt's top Muslim clerics say Islam does not regard the practice of female genital mutilation as mandatory.
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Many of Europe's African immigrants are subjecting their young daughters to ritual genital mutilation, and authorities are doing little to discourage it, a leading women's rights activist warned Thursday.
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More parents are turning to  medical clinics to perform genital mutilation, wrongly assuming  that it spares girls physical and psychological damage, a U.N.  agency warned on Monday.
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A dentist refused to treat a female patient unless she wore an Islamic headscarf, a disciplinary panel hears.
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A Â£20,000 reward is offered as UK police start a major crackdown on female genital mutilation.
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LONDON - The mutilated body of a woman found in Iraq two weeks ago is not that of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan, says Britain&#39;s Foreign Office.
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Activists intensified pressure on African governments to outlaw female circumcision, a custom that has afflicted up to 130 million women and children across the world.
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Islamic extremism in Britain has created communities that are "no-go areas" for non-Muslims, a Pakistani-born Church of England bishop said in The Sunday Telegraph.
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A hospital in northwest England has introduced a new surgical gown modelled on the burka, allowing female Muslim patients to cover themselves completely in line with their religious beliefs.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A Muslim leader under attack for calling Jews "brothers of monkeys and swine" says he is no anti-Semite.
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A powerful Islamic organization alleged Thursday that officials were abusing a new law banning religious symbols from schools by expelling Muslim girls who were wearing printed bandannas &#151; not Islamic head scarves.
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An international conference on female genital mutilation in Africa ends with a fresh call to ban the practice.
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A Â£20,000 reward is offered as police start a major crackdown on female genital mutilation.
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Â·  Muslim backlash after knighthood not foreseen Â·  UK protests over Pakistani minister's remarks
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Author Martin Amis says his new book, which examines Muslim extremism, does not mean he is anti-Islam.
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The Metropolitan Police announced on Wednesday that they are offering a 20,000-pound reward for information that brought anyone carrying out female circumcision in London to justice.
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A draft law moving through parliament encourages Iranians to wear Islamic clothing to protect the country&#039;s Muslim identity but does not mention special attire for religious minorities, according to a copy obtained Saturday by The Associated Press.