WorldFrench burqa ban upheld by courtThe European Court of Human Rights has upheld France's ban on wearing a burqa or a niqab in public.02 Jul 05:31 AM
WorldIsis claims state, warns of 'jihad era'The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (Isis) has declared the areas it occupies in Iraq and Syria as a new Islamic state.30 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldKurds lament radicalisation of youthSheikh Murshid Omar sits on a modest sofa in a room adjoined to the mosque his words echo through each week. He says that Islam is tolerance.24 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: America doesn't quite get the evil genius conceptWith evil geniuses what you see is just the first instalment of what you're going to get.20 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionRobyn Yousef: Don't judge all Muslims by violent fringeAmid bad news from Iraq, we must remember most of Islam's faithful are ordinary people living ordinary lives.17 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Results of toppling Saddam can be seen nowThe success of ISIS militants nor the swiftness of their advance through Iraq shouldn't come as a big surprise - the seeds were sown as soon as Saddam was toppled.15 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldIran could join forces with USIranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the country is ready to assist Iraq in its battle against extremist Sunni Islamists.14 Jun 08:12 PM
WorldMilitants capture northern capital as security forces fleeIslamic militants have captured Iraq's northern capital, Mosul, in a devastating defeat for the Iraqi Government, whose forces fled the city, discarding weapons and uniforms.11 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldMeriam Ibrahim to be freedMeriam Yahya Ibrahim, who was sentenced to death in Sudan after she married a Christian man, is to be freed, a Sudanese foreign ministry official has said.31 May 08:25 PM
WorldCleric: Women must not talk to men onlineA prominent Saudi cleric has sparked outrage by saying that online conversations between men and women are religiously forbidden.29 May 07:04 PM
WorldKidnapped Nigerian girls beg president to swap prisonersNigeria's president has been sent a new video of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in which they beg him to spare their lives through a prisoner swap.28 May 07:33 AM
WorldWoman sentenced to hang gives birthThe Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for refusing to renounce Christianity has given birth to a baby girl named Maya, her lawyers said yesterday.28 May 05:54 AM
New ZealandCharge over row at mosqueThe right-hand man of a Muslim leader at the centre of an Auckland mosque row has been charged with threatening to kill.27 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Jihad' threat to mosque securityA mosque in Auckland has been shut down indefinitely following violent attacks and the declaration of jihad, or holy war, against private security staff.19 May 05:30 PM
WorldLeaders condemn Christian's death sentenceInternational outrage is growing after a heavily pregnant young woman was sentenced to death in Sudan for renouncing Islam and marrying a Christian man.16 May 05:00 PM
WorldEx-hostage: I was forced to fightA girl who spent several months last year as a hostage of Boko Haram has told how she was ordered to fight alongside the Islamists in ambushes on the Nigerian military.16 May 05:58 AM
WorldNigeria: 'I saw my poor girl in Boko Haram film'The father of one of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram has spoken of the "other worldly" moment when he saw his daughter's face on the hostage video released by the group.15 May 01:52 AM
New ZealandIf I was a terrorist, I'd hideA Salafist imam who taught two men who were stopped from leaving New Zealand to join the war in Syria says he is no terrorist.12 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandImam banned in 'extreme Islam' rowA Muslim imam accused of teaching "extreme Islam" has been barred for a second time from his Auckland mosque sparking a row between worshippers.09 May 05:00 PM
WorldBoko Haram: Behind the fearIslamist military group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the mass abduction of 300 Nigerian schoolgirls. But who is in this group, and what do they really want?06 May 07:00 AM
WorldAssault attempt to free girlsNigerian troops were reported to be massing for an assault to try to free hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by a militant Islamist group.04 May 05:00 PM
WorldHunt for abducted schoolgirls called offParents of 230 girls abducted from their boarding school by Nigerian Islamists have had to call off the search for their daughters because of a lack of police back-up.23 Apr 05:59 AM
World9/11-type hijack probedEvidence of a plot by Malaysian Islamists to hijack a passenger jet in a terrorist attack copying 9/11 was being investigated in connection with the disappearance of Flight MH370.16 Mar 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Culture No Excuse for Abuse' booklet launchedA booklet aimed at addressing family violence in ethnic communities has been launched by the Government today.14 Feb 12:59 AM
New ZealandWhat's life like beneath the veil?'I lead this double life because I still have to make a living.' Five women tell the Herald about their lives and challenges they face being Muslim in NZ.22 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldAccused: UK soldier's death necessary'I'm a soldier..I couldn't do anything else.' A man accused of killing a British soldier in a frenzied knife attack in London has defended his actions.09 Dec 04:54 PM
WorldTerror suspect escapes in niqabA UK terror suspect is on the run in Britain after he escaped surveillance by putting on women's clothes at a London mosque.04 Nov 04:40 PM
New ZealandFine for telling woman to remove burqaA foreign student had nightmares after a shopper told her to either take off her burqa or leave NZ while she was shopping at a Dunedin supermarket, court is told.23 Oct 06:27 PM
WorldKenya attack: Relatives voice frustrationAfter almost a week, there is no precise death toll, no word on the fate of dozens still missing and no details on the al-Qaeda-linked terrorists who attacked Nairobi's most upscale mall.27 Sep 12:09 AM
New ZealandKiwi's narrow escapeA NZ man who narrowly survived a massacre at a Kenyan mall is undergoing surgery to remove shrapnel, while another Kiwi has described hiding in a box to avoid attackers.23 Sep 07:55 AM
