Trupti Desai led a group of women into Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah but not the sanctum sanctorum, where women have traditionally been barred.
A 16-year-old girl was drugged and burnt alive in an honor killing, ordered by tribal council, for helping a friend from a neighboring village elope.
Federal officials along with local police have been investigating hate crimes that are directed towards Muslims at Idaho State University.
According to figures released by the Census department, Christian and Muslim tribals remain one of the fastest growing demographic groups in India.
Many migrants who have recently converted to Christianity say they fear retaliation from Muslims in Europe.
Leaders from the world’s largest Muslim countries met at a summit last month, calling on adherents of Islam to take a stand against terror attacks.
Another secular activist was murdered in Bangladesh after he posted comments against growing Islamism in the country on his Facebook page last month.
Saudi Arabia recently issued new guidelines, defining and curtailing the powers of the kingdom’s religious police.
A Malaysian lawmaker recently said that allowing child marriage in the country would put a stop to rampant premarital sex among teenagers.
A Sunni taxi driver accused of murdering an Ahmadiyya newsagent admitted to killing the man because he had shown disrespect to Prophet Mohammad.
