Sep 5th, 2008 · Independent publisher Beaufort Books agrees to publish The Jewel of Medina after Random House backs out. Random House had feared Sherry Jones' historical novel about the Prophet Mohammed and his wife, Aisha, could be offensive to Muslims.
Keywords: Muslim · independent · prophet · offensive · historian · wife · novel · Islam · Random House · aisha · publishing · Prophet Mohammed
Apr 16th, 2006 · In Iraq, U.S. troops held sunrise services to mark Easter Sunday. It was a week for all religions -- Jewish soldiers marked Passover, and the Muslim soldiers celebrated the Prophet Mohammed. But the majority of U.S. troops are Christian, and many came out to pray today at bases across Iraq.
Keywords: Iraq · Muslim · services · Soldiers · Christian · religion · Jewish · Easter · Passover · sunrise · Prophet Mohammed
