Religion

PARIS—Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France’s plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders. A bill to outlaw face veils, aimed at upholding French republican values, […] […]

NEW YORK—American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States—all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more […] […]

SAKINEH Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, has also been sentenced to 99 lashes for a photo published of her without a headscarf, according to her son. In an interview […] […]

THE Catholic Church will throw its support behind a national campaign against child sexual assault for the first time. The church announced today that it would support Bravehearts’ White Balloon Day campaign during Child Protection […] […]

Mygripe – For the first time in a long while, Feisal Rauf is avoiding the press. The imam behind the planned “Ground Zero mosque” is on a trip to the Gulf states after the United […] […]

Mygripe BERLIN—Germany’s Roman Catholic church introduced new guidelines Tuesday on handling reports of sexual abuse that require prosecutors to be informed of any suspected case unless the victim objects to that. The expanded guidelines come […] […]

A PENNSYLVANIA couple secretly videotaped a Catholic priest having sex with their 18-year-old daughter in the basement of their home and are now suing, saying he got her pregnant. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, alleges […] […]

MUSLIM civil servants caught having sex outside marriage have been evicted from government housing in Malaysia’s administrative capital, authorities confirmed. Islamic officials launched a campaign to stamp out immoral activities in Putrajaya, a grandiose collection […] […]