A running commentary on the Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic Party convention in Denver.

Conservative Anglicans open talks in Jerusalem with criticism of the Archbishop of Canterbury, amid a rift over gay priests.

BBC correspondent Magdi Abdelhadi looks at the rise of public displays of devotion, such as the zebiba or prayer mark, in Egypt.

The BBC's Sadeq Saba has visited the Iranian holy city of Qom, the spiritual home of Iran's conservative Islamic establishment and the source of some of the most outspoken dissent against the system.

There's a widespread belief that the penalty for leaving Islam is death - hence, perhaps, the killing of a British teacher last week. But Shiraz Maher believes attitudes may be softening.

There's a widespread belief that the penalty for leaving Islam is death - hence, perhaps, the killing of a British teacher last week. But Shiraz Maher believes attitudes may be softening.

A man was killed by Islamist fighters in Somalia because he had converted to Christianity, his widow claims.

Militant group al-Qaeda in Islamic North Africa says it has taken two Austrian tourists hostage in Tunisia.

BBC analyst Roger Hardy looks at the difficulties involved in leaving Islam.

An Egyptian court rules to recognise Christians who converted to Islam and reverted to Christianity.

Benazir Bhutto is remembered in the prayers of worshippers at a London mosque

Worshippers refute allegations that extremism is being promoted at an Edinburgh mosque.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden calls on Pakistanis to oust President Musharraf, in a new audio tape.

A group saying it represents large numbers of "ex-Muslims" urges policy-makers to ignore the faith.

The UK's envoy to Pakistan expresses "deep concern" over comments by a Pakistani minister about Sir Salman Rushdie.

Britain's knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie may lead to terrorism, a Pakistani minister says.

Iran's foreign ministry criticises Britain for giving a knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie.

The Sabian Mandaeans, one of the oldest religious groups in the world, say they are facing extinction in Iraq.

A US Congressman tasked with overseeing intelligence wrongly calls al-Qaeda a Shia Muslim group.

An Iranian ayatollah issues a fatwa against an Azeri writer, accusing him of insulting the Prophet Muhammad.