The funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the vast crowd chanted slogans against the government and clashed on the streets with security.

A NZ citizen of Middle Eastern origin says he is discriminated against by Customs officials who interrogate every time he returns home.

A Hawkes Bay judge has been criticised for telling a woman wearing a headscarf to leave his courtroom.

British swimming pools have begun hosting special Muslim swim sessions during which all swimmers will be banned from swimming if they do not comply with Islamic dress code.