2015 Event The Cairo Criminal Court convicts Egyptian ex-President Mohammed Morsi for his role in illegal detentions and violent responses to protests against him three years ago; he and other Muslim Brotherhood defendants will serve a 20-year prison term 2015 Event Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed are released on bail in Cairo while awaiting trial for allegedly assisting the Muslim Brotherhood; a third journalist, Australian Peter Grest, was deported earlier this month 2014 Event Israel reopens Jerusalem's Temple Mount a day after closing it to visitors in the wake of the shooting of activist Yehudah Glick; however, security restrictions have been applied to Muslim men seeking to pray at the site 2014 Event Muslim Brotherhood followers have been asked to leave Qatar; other Arab states are unhappy with Qatar's support of the group, highlighted by recent charges that the nation received state secrets from member and former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi 2013 Event The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is re-designated as a terrorist organization as part of a measure by the The Egyptian government to stop terrorists, and anyone financing the bombings and other terrorist acts that have occurred in their country 2013 Event Angola's Ministry of Justice and Human Rights deny the country has banned Islam and is dismantling mosques in an effort to stop the spread of Muslim extremism; they claim mosques are closed because Islam has not gone through the process of approval or legalization 2013 Event Muslim terrorists set off two explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing 3, injuring 183 people, and at least 15 requiring amputations 2012 Event In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood nominates chairman Khairat El-Shater as a candidate for the May 2012 presidential elections 2010 Event Naheed Nenshi, the first Muslim in Canada's history is elected mayor of Calgary in Alberta, Canada 2010 Event An audio recording by Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden says Muslim nations haven't done enough to support relief efforts in flood-hit Pakistan 2010 Event Twenty-three Shia Muslim activists are charged with terrorism and attempting to overthrow the government of Bahrain 2010 Event A funeral for 65 Shia Muslim suicide attack victims in Quetta, Pakistan attracts thousands 2010 Event U.S.-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is placed on the U.S. 'terror blacklist' 2010 Event Muslim fundamentalists in northern Algeria kill an army colonel and a military commander of Bejaia 2004 Event At least 250 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 1998 Event At least 119 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 1991 Event Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years) 1991 Event Muslim Shites release U.S. hostage Alan Steen 1991 Event Muslim Shites release American held in Lebanon hostage Joseph Cicippio 1985 Event Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists hijacked TWA Flight 847 1964 Event Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement 1957 Birthday Hamid Karzai, born in Karz, Afghanistan, Pashtun of the Popalzai tribe, Sunni Muslim, politician, Independent Party, 12th President of Afghanistan 1937 Death Abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer, dies at 51 1920 Death Ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies 1885 Birthday Abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer 1191 Event Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko 1165 Birthday Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher 661 Death Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62 599 Birthday Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad
