July 16, 2016 Africa's biggest city shuts churches, mosques to fight noise Africa's largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to reduce noise for its 20 million residents long used to lusty hymn-singing, honking horns and boom boxes that rattle the foundations of homes.
July 15, 2016 Supporters of Shiite cleric rally in Baghdad, demand reform Tens of thousands of supporters of a powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric have rallied in central Baghdad to press demands for reform and an end to alleged corruption in the government.
July 15, 2016 Suicide car bomber in southern Yemen targets 2 top officials Yemeni officials say a suicide car bomber has targeted the convoy with the governor and police chief of the southern port city of Aden but the two survived the assassination attempt unharmed.
July 15, 2016 World leaders express horror at attack; sympathy for France World leaders are expressing dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over the attack carried out by a man who drove truck into crowds of people celebrating France's national day in Nice, killing at least 84 people: UNITED STATES President Barack Obama condemned what "appears to be a horrific terrorist attack" in Nice.
July 15, 2016 Egypt standardize Muslim sermons, tightening grip on mosques Egypt has launched a program of having Muslim clerics read a standardized government-written sermon at Friday prayers, a move by the state to tighten control over religious discourse.
July 15, 2016 Indian troops, protesters clash in Kashmir despite lockdown Police say protests have erupted at several places in Indian-controlled Kashmir, even as authorities prevented tens of thousands of people from offering Friday prayers in big mosques with a lockdown in place for a seventh straight day.
July 15, 2016 Myanmar government criticizes Buddhist nationalist group Myanmar's government has denounced an influential Buddhist nationalist group after failing to speaking against it strongly while others were accusing it of using hate speech and inspiring violence against Muslims.
July 14, 2016 Polish official criticized over Jewish massacre remarks Poland's education minister in the conservative government has sparked criticism for remarks she made about Polish responsibility for two massacres of Jews in the 1940s.
July 14, 2016 Billboards cause controversy in Chicago's Muslim community Calls on Muslims to be vigilant
