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SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Hamline University is asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by the former adjunct professor who lost her job and was called "Islamophobic" by school officials after showing her art history class a painting of the Prophet Muhammad considered a masterpiece. Many Muslims...

SAINT PAUL, Minn — Editor's note: The video above first aired on KARE 11 in Jan. 2023. After already ping-ponging between state and federal court multiple times, the lawsuit filed by former Hamline University adjunct professor Erika López Prater was moved back to federal court last week. López...

India's Rajasthan state continues to be on alert following the beheading of a Hindu man by two Muslim men. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has appealed for calm and promised to take strict action against the attackers. The victim, a tailor named Kanhaiya Lal, was killed in Udaipur district in north...

The US has joined several Islamic countries in condemning derogatory remarks made against the Prophet Muhammad by two members of India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).“Well, this is something that we’ve condemned. We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemns those comments,” state department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.Thousands of Muslims across the country have taken to the streets to protest the incendiary remarks made about the Prophet by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and media chief Naveen Jindal. Both have since been removed from their...

Some 3,000 members of Islamic groups are set to stage a protest outside the Indian Embassy in Jakarta over blasphemous comments made by a member of the South Asian nation’s ruling party last month. The protesters, comprising hardline group PA 212 and former leaders of the defunct Islamic Defenders...

Amnesty International has urged authorities in India to stop using excessive force while responding to protests that have swept across the country in recent days over comments against Prophet Muhammad. “The Government of India is selectively and viciously cracking down on Muslims who dare to speak up and peacefully express their dissent against the discrimination faced by them,” said Aakar Patel, chair of Amnesty International India Board.“Cracking down on protesters with excessive use of force, arbitrary detention and punitive house demolitions by Indian authorities is in complete violation of India’s commitments under international human rights law and standards.” The...

Indian Government websites are seeing a rise in cyber attacks after one of the former BJP leaders, Nupur Sharma, made some nasty comments on Prophet Muhammad. Terrorist organizations like Al-Qaida and others from Iran outfits have pledged to take control of India’s Aadhaar and electoral database if the suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma doesn’t issue a public apology and is not punished by the court of law.

India is under increasing pressure to take action after comments by top officials from the country’s ruling party sparked fury in the Muslim world, riots at home and threats from Al Qaeda. Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, both spokespeople for the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, made...

Cineworld don cancel all UK screenings of one feem about di daughter of di Prophet Muhammad, afta e cause protests outside some cinemas. Di cinema chain say dem make di decision "to ensure di safety of our staff and customers". More dan 120,000 pipo na im sign petition for UK...

Cineworld cinemas have pulled screenings of a film that documents the life of the daughter of the founder of Islam after it was dubbed “blasphemous” by protesters.Activists stormed cinemas in Bradford, Bolton, Birmingham and Sheffield in their hundreds to make a stand against the screenings of “The Lady of Heaven” over the weekend.The film opens with the invasion of Iraq by Isis and features a graphic jihadist murder. It then goes on to chronicle the life of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatima during the seventh century.The direct portrayal of religious figures is forbiden in Islamic tradition, and the film’s director...

New Delhi — India was facing a diplomatic backlash Monday from Muslim nations after two senior officials of the ruling party made remarks labelled "insulting" and "derogatory" against Islam and its prophet. At least seven nations, including Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Oman, expressed outrage and registered official protests with India, and some demanded apologies, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party to fire the two officials.

India's diplomatic nightmare over controversial comments made by two senior officials of the country's ruling party about the Prophet Muhammad is showing no signs of ending. The UAE, Oman, Indonesia, Iraq, the Maldives, Jordan, Libya and Bahrain have joined the growing list of countries in the Islamic world that have condemned the remarks. Earlier, Kuwait, Iran and Qatar had called Indian ambassadors to register their protest, and Saudi Arabia had issued a strongly worded statement.

Derogatory statements concerning Islam and the prophet Muhammad made by top officials in prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party have sparked a diplomatic row between India and countries in the Middle East.At least five Arab nations, along with Pakistan and Afghanistan, have lodged official protests against India for the comments made by two prominent spokespeople for Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).One, Nupur Sharma, made remarks about the prophet and his wife last week while appearing on a show on Indian right-wing news channel Times Now, which regularly hosts debates on inflammatory topics.The video was first flagged by Mohammed...

The official spokesperson and a key media member of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party have landed the country in a diplomatic mess over Islamophobic comments against the Prophet Muhammad, which have gone viral and triggered global outrage. Over the last 10 days, India has seen a spate of violence...