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WASHINGTON - During a panel called "The Islamic Threat," retired Army Lt. Gen. William Boykin stood behind a conference-room podium at the Values Voter Summit last weekend and told his listeners that, while there are good Muslims in the United States, Islam is unlike any other religion and should…

08 Jan 2016

9 min read

Muslim Americans fear their religion will be demonised and Islamophobia will spread after a young Muslim couple was accused of carrying out one of the bloodiest mass killings in the United States.

03 Dec 2015

5 min read

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Cartoonists and writers defended freedom of expression after Wednesday's attack on a satirical magazine in Paris but the reality for some artists accused of insulting Islam has been years in hiding, police protection and, for some, censorship.

08 Jan 2015

5 min read

Religious unrest in the lead up to Jakarta's election has understandably caused Australians concern about radicalism, says an Indonesian political expert, but he says this fear is unfounded.

20 Apr 2017

4 min read

An Islamic leader says learning more about Muslims may tame the fear indicated in a new poll about Australians attitudes towards Muslims.

27 Sep 2016

4 min read

French Muslims say the fear a backlash and increased inter-religious tensions as police besiege a suspected Islamist militant who killed seven people including three Jewish children.

26 Aug 2013

3 min read

The group Labor consulted regarding its plan to ban the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group's flag has expressed concerns, citing potential unintended consequences for Muslims.

16 Jun 2023

6 min read

Since Australians woke to the news of yesterday morning’s counter-terrorism raids in Sydney, Brisbane and Logan, talkback radio and the TV news have filled with talk of “home-grown terrorism” and “enemies within”.

19 Sep 2014

6 min read

Australians want more action taken to prevent terrorist attacks on home soil but not at the expense of singling out Muslims, according to a national poll.

10 Oct 2016

3 min read