French imam under investigation over sermon calling for ‘Muslims to fight Jews’

A French imam is under scrutiny over a controversial sermon, which says that Muslims will be told to fight and kill Jews on Judgement Day. The cleric is now being investigated for inciting hatred. The probe into “public provocation to hatred or violence” was opened against Mohamed Tatai, the imam of the newly inaugurated Grand […]

Asylum seeking imam found guilty of calling for killing, burning of non-practicing Muslims

An Ethiopian imam seeking asylum in Switzerland has been found guilty of inciting violence, local media report. The imam called for the killing and burning of Muslims who refused to join communal prayers, and also distributed execution photos online. Read more The asylum-seeking imam expressed the sentiments during Friday prayers at An’Nur mosque in the […]

Police raids house of missing imam over suspected links to Catalonia terrorist attacks

Catalan investigators have raided the house of an imam in search of possible links to the twin terrorist attacks in the Spanish city of Barcelona and a nearby coastal town of Cambrils, which left 14 dead and over 100 injured. Early Saturday morning, police in the town of Ripoll raided the home of the local […]

Imam charged after telling Swiss worshipers to ‘kill Muslims who did not pray’

Published time: 12 Aug, 2017 00:16 An Ethiopian imam who allegedly publicly called for the killing of non-practising Muslims has been charged by Swiss prosecutors. The Winterthur public prosecutor’s office said in a statement Friday that the imam was charged on August 2 with inciting violence and other offenses. Read more The religious leader is […]

81yo imam jailed for sexually assaulting girls in Welsh mosque

Published time: 9 Jul, 2017 13:58 An 81-year-old imam has been jailed for 13 years for sexually assaulting young girls during Koran lessons at a mosque in Wales. Mohammed Haji Sadiqque was found guilty of six counts of indecent assault and eight counts of sexual assault on four girls aged between five and 11 years […]

Imam who endorsed female genital mutilation faces calls for dismissal from mosque

A viral video showing the imam of an Islamic center in Virginia advocating female genital mutilation to prevent “hypersexuality” in girls has sparked condemnation from the mosque. Members are calling for the imam’s dismissal. Shaker Elsayed, the imam of Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, gave a lecture on child rearing and family […]