Egyptian minister quotes Sunni text on killing Jews

Published on April 5, 2013

Egypt’s minister of religious endowments quoted an Islamic Sunni verse about killing Jews.

Living in a mash, not a ‘clash,’ of civilizations

Published on September 27, 2012

Karl Marx once said that history repeats itself: first as tragedy, then as farce. The riots and Iranian fatwa calling for the death of Salman Rushdie, which forced the British-Kashmiri author into hiding for 13 years, can only be described as tragic — for him and for the cause of freedom and tolerance.

Ahmadinejad calls ‘Innocence of Muslims’ film an Israeli plot

Published on September 21, 2012

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday produced another anti-Israel conspiracy theory by saying the film “Innocence of Muslims,” which has been linked to protests throughout the Arab world, was a plot by the Jewish state to “divide [Muslims] and spark sectarian conflict,” AFP reported.

Germany wants to ban screening of anti-Muslim movie in Berlin

Published on September 19, 2012

The German government wants to ban a right-wing group from showing the controversial anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" in the nation's capital.

Sam I am ... not

By Rob Eshman
Published on September 19, 2012

We now know that “Sam Bacile” is not a Jewish filmmaker. The name, according to the most recent media reports, is a pseudonym for a Coptic Christian man who lives in Cerritos, and he is definitely no filmmaker.

French Jewish communities condemn Muhammad cartoons

Published on September 19, 2012

The president of the representative body of France's Jewish communities has condemned the new publication of caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.

Afghan militants say deadly blast was revenge for film

Published on September 18, 2012

Afghan militants claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bomb attack on a minivan carrying foreign workers that killed 12 people saying it was retaliation for a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad.

In anti-Islam movie furor, fears that a filmmaker’s lies have legs

Published on September 16, 2012

There was no Israeli-American real estate developer named Sam Bacile, and the 100 Jews he claimed had financed his anti-Islam film were fictitious as well.

Anti-American fury sweeps Middle East over film

Published on September 14, 2012

Fury about a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday with protesters attacking U.S. embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions.

Iran’s supreme leader blames ‘evil Zionists’ for anti-Islam film

Published on September 14, 2012

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, blamed “evil Zionists” and the U.S. government for the anti-Islam film that has sparked violent protests in Muslim countries.

Egyptians clash with police near U.S. embassy

Published on September 14, 2012

Egyptians angry at a film they said was blasphemous to Islam clashed on Friday in Cairo for a third day with police who blocked the way to the U.S. embassy, where demonstrators climbed the walls and tore down the American flag earlier this week.

Egypt security forces, protesters clash outside U.S. Embassy

Published on September 12, 2012

Security forces fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators near the U.S. embassy in Cairo late on Wednesday, some 24 hours after protesters scaled the walls and tore down the flag over a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.