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A police officer inspects the damage at the house of a member of Ahmadiyah sect after it was attacked by Muslim mob in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, February 7, 2011
Photo: AP

Rising Religious Violence in Indonesia Gaining National Attention

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for disbanding any Muslim groups involved in violence

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Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch PVV (Party for Freedom), sits in court in Amsterdam on February 14, 2011

Judges Rule Case Against Dutch Anti-Islam MP To Continue

Retrial ordered because of possible judicial bias against Wilders, new judges will listen to defense’s preliminary objections to case

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Its Agenda

What will its role be in Egypt in the post-Mubarak era?

Baltimore police officer Robert Horne, the city's Islamic liaison, chats with students at a predominately African-American Islamic school to help the children better understand what police do, February 2011

Baltimore Police, African-American Muslims Forge a Relationship

The police department has an Islamic liaison to establish a rapport between officers and African-American Muslims

Falun Gong practitioners play instruments during a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia (2010 File)

Indonesia's Falun Gong Tolerated But Not Legal

Human rights organizations say ruling to restrict Falun Gong made to maintain good relations between China and Indonesia

Indonesian youths gather outside the church that was attacked by Muslim hardliners in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia, February 8, 2011

Muslim Mob Burns Churches in Indonesia

Group is protesting too-lenient sentence given a Christian for blaspheming against Islam

Tunisian Islamist party leader Rachid Ghanouchi, reacts during an interview with The Associated Press in El Menzah, Tunisia, January 30, 2011.

Tunisia Islamist Leader Does Not Support an Islamic State

Rachid Ghanouchi says his brand of religious politics is open, moderate and tolerant

Muslim pilgrims on the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (file photo)

Study: Muslims to Make Up Fourth of World's Population by 2030

But study also expects that overall rate of Muslim growth will begin to slow down

Catholics in traditional Vietnamese attire attend a thanksgiving mass as part of a three-day conclusion to the Holy Year celebrations at the La Vang Basilica in Vietnam's central Quang Tri province January 6, 2011 (Reuters).

Rights Group Accuses Vietnam of Religious Repression

Crackdown on independent religious groups is 'systematic, severe,' says Human Rights Watch

Hindu and Muslim school children offer prayers for peace in Ahmadabad (file photo – 23 Sept 2010)

India's ‘Model Madrassas’ Substitute Tolerance for Orthodoxy

New madrassa offers moderate, inclusive approach to education where tolerance and secularism are valued

Britain's Conservative Party co-chairman, and Minister without Portfolio, Sayeeda Warsi arrives for a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London (File Photo).

British MP: Muslim Prejudice 'Socially Acceptable'

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi says said prejudice against Muslims in Britain had become socially acceptable

In the rugged hills of Yerevan, the holiday rush reached the doorway of Churches across the capital as Armenian Christians commemorated Christmas, recognizing both the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ.

Armenian Awakening: Revival of a Church

In 20th century, Armenia witnessed a series of cataclysms with nation nearly destroyed by Turks, identity swallowed by communism

A student at the University of Sydney, Sister Kelly Edmunds (left) made the leap from campus to convent.

Younger Catholic Women Get into the Habit

The Dominican sisters in Tennessee successfully attract new members under the age of 30

Pope Benedict XVI attends an audience with Vatican-accredited diplomats and calls for Pakistan to repeal its anti-blasphemy law at the Vatican, 10 Jan 2011

Pope Calls for Religious Freedom, Protection

Pope Benedict demands governments do more to ensure Christians can practice their faith without discrimination or violence

Senior Coptic Priest conducting Christmas mass in Virginia

Virginia Coptic Church Marks Christmas Eve Amid Tight Security

For Egyptian-American Coptics, Christmas is mixed with joy, sadness and fear

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