Aug 11th, 2008 · The Jewel of Medina, a historical novel about Muhammad's wife, was set to be published Aug. 12. But in May, Random House halted publication, citing concerns that the racy book could be offensive to some in the Muslim community. Journalist Asra Nomani talks about her Wall Street Journal op-ed, "You Still Can't Write About Muhammad."
Dec 3rd, 2007 · A British teacher convicted of insulting Islam is free after being pardoned by Sudan's president. Gillian Gibbons was found guilty of insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad. President Omar al-Bashir pardoned Gibbons after two British Muslim politicians from the House of Lords met with him to plead for her release.
Nov 29th, 2007 · British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons appeared in court Thursday in Sudan, where she has been charged with insulting Islam. Fellow teachers say Gibbons made an innocent mistake when she let her students name a teddy bear Muhammad.
Jan 17th, 2007 · Commentator Davis Miller, author of The Tao of Muhammad Ali, recalls his first face-to-face meeting with The Greatest: in the ring as a volunteer sparring partner. Ali turns 65 today.
Sep 26th, 2006 · A leading opera house in Germany has cancelled a production because a scene that might offend Muslims could create a security threat. The production of Idomeneo features a scene in which a character presents the severed heads of religious leaders -- including Jesus, the Buddha and Muhammad.
Sep 17th, 2006 · Pope Benedict XVI's comments about the prophet Muhammad, made in an academic speech earlier this week, continue to inflame the Muslim world. Islamist leaders have a demanded an apology and the pontiff has expressed his regrets -- but also his confusion over the uproar.
Sep 16th, 2006 · The Muslim world remains angry about remarks from Pope Benedict XVI. The pontiff quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who disparaged the prophet Muhammad. The Vatican says the pope is upset at the reaction.
May 24th, 2006 · Convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo is cross-examined by his former partner and mentor John Allen Muhammad, who is on trial in Maryland on six murder charges. Malvo discussed his role in the sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area four years ago. Muhammad is acting as his own attorney.