Bombing of government office in southern Thailand injures 20
Bombers attacked a major government office in Thailand's insurgency-plagued far south as hundreds of local officials and Muslim clerics met Tuesday to discuss fighting COVID-19.
Tue Mar 17 2020
Arab states blacklist Islamist groups, individuals in Qatar boycott
The lists now include the Qatar-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) which was formed in 2004 mostly by clerics belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Wed Nov 22 2017
Female clerics declare fatwa on child marriage in Indonesia
Female clerics on Thursday issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage in Indonesia in a bid to stop young girls becoming brides in the world's most populous Muslim country.
Fri Apr 28 2017
Egyptian film "Mawlana" provokes outcry over view of religion and state
An Egyptian box office hit that highlights the religious establishment's cosy relations with the state has provoked a backlash from Sunni Muslim clerics, with some calling for the film to be banned.
Mon Jan 23 2017
Islamic State says immolation was justified; experts on Islam say no
Clerics from the IS issued a fatwa to justify the immolation of a Jordanian pilot while other prominent clerics, such as the Saudi Sheik Salman al-Oudah, argued that immolation was prohibited by Islam
Thu Feb 05 2015
Indonesian clerics issue fatwa to protect wildlife
Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body has issued a religious fatwa against the illegal hunting and trade in endangered animals in the country, which the WWF hailed on Wednesday as the world's first.
Wed Mar 05 2014
Sri Lanka Muslims try to diffuse halal meat row
Islamic clerics in Sri Lanka tried to calm mounting religious tensions in the majority Buddhist nation Thursday by telling stores not to sell halal-slaughtered meat to non-Muslims.
Thu Feb 21 2013