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Pakistani Governor Gunned Down By His Own Bodyguard

John Cook · 01/04/11 02:37PM

Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's most populous province, was assassinated by a member of his security detail today, reportedly because Taseer opposed killing blasphemers against Islam. The brazen murder of another non-Islamist politician edged Pakistan closer to chaos.

This Year In Islamophobia

Jim Newell · 12/29/10 12:50PM

Nine years after Sept. 11, 2001, America saw perhaps its worst outbreak of Islamophobia since the attacks.

Lawsuit Filed Over Oklahoma's Sharia Ban

Remy Stern · 11/05/10 05:04PM

Days after Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to prohibit its courts from considering Sharia or international law, the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Oklahoma director filed a lawsuit asking for an injunction against the law.

NPR Correspondent Fired for Talking About Muslims on Fox

Max Read · 10/21/10 02:31AM

Longtime NPR contributor Juan Williams has had his contract severed by the radio network! Because, guess what, he made some stupid comments about Muslims on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. (Spoiler: He is scared of them.)