May 09 Watch 8:14 Is Cape Town's women and gay-friendly mosque a sign of new Muslim attitudes? By PBS News Hour A Muslim academic recently opened a gay- and women-friendly mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, which was largely regarded as a response to the culture of exclusion and conservatism in the Muslim faith. And despite receiving death threats and fierce… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 8:50 How did the Charlie Hebdo attacks affect rising Islamophobia in France? By PBS News Hour By some estimates, the French city of Marseille is now 30 to 40 percent Muslim -- once of the highest concentrations of Muslims anywhere in France. But even in Marseille, tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims have been rising for years. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 1:50 Obama avoids criticizing treatment of Saudi blogger during visit By PBS News Hour On a visit to meet Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, President Obama advocated for tolerance and free speech but did not discuss a Saudi blogger's punishment of 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 3:07 2 dead in Belgian raid on extremists said to plot European attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: Israeli and Turkish leaders trade barbs over Paris attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 8:57 Do Western Muslims face a free speech double standard? By PBS News Hour The Charlie Hebdo shooting has sparked debate about the protections and limits of free speech. Judy Woodruff talks to Bertrand Vannier of Radio France and Daisy Khan of the American Society for Muslim Advancement about whether Muslims face a double… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 5:02 What's driving European Muslims to extremism? By PBS News Hour The brothers who attacked satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo had a secular Muslim upbringing before their apparent radicalization. What's leading young European Muslims to embrace extremism? Peter Neumann of King's College London says it’s a conflict of identity and acceptance. Neumann… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 7:32 Why resentment is growing between Christians and Muslims in Marseille By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 10:02 Freedom of religion? Mosque debate in Georgia town reveals sharp divide By PBS News Hour In Kennesaw, Ga., the city council recently rejected, then approved a bid to house a mosque at a shopping mall. The vote has ignited a fierce debate in the community over how residents feel about Muslims and their First Amendment… Continue watching