Charlie Hebdo: We cannot let the Paris murderers define Islam
Source: The Guardian By Ed Husain Today’s fanatics are blind to the compassion and care in the prophet’s life. Their ignorance must be tackled head on. The killing of journalists in […]
An apology is not enough, Aamir Liaquat must be fired
ET: Social media is once again flooded with outrage at ‘Dr’ Aamir Liaquat – our nation’s foremost televangelist. During an episode of his morning show Subh-e-Pakistan, aired on Geo TV on December 22, one of Liaquat’s guests, Syed Arif Shah Owaisi, used inflammatory language to accuse the Ahmadi community of being responsible for terrorism […]
The Guardian view on religious intolerance: the burden of the cross
Guardian: The invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its aftermath can be seen in hindsight as the greatest catastrophe to strike the ancient Christian communities of the Middle East since […]
Pakistani televangelist incites violence against Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Examiner.com: Just five days after a Pakistani televangelist, Aamir Liaquat Hussein hosted his “Subah Pakistan” program on GEO TV, a 27 year old man, Luqman Ahad Shehzad, belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was shot dead in Gujranwala on December 27, Pakistan. On his show, which was broadcast on December 22, 2014, his guest, […]
Murdering Our Own Children: The Deep Bigotry of Pakistan’s Sadness
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108) Written for The Muslims Times by Dr. Abdul Alim, Editor for […]
Veena Malik and the modern witch-hunt of Pakistani blasphemy laws
Source: The Telegraph Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are a menace to everyone in the country; even speaking out against them now constitutes blasphemy itself It’s hard to read about the blasphemy convictions handed […]
Islamophobia is racism, pure and simple
Source: The Guardian By Yassin Musharbash Islamophobia is on the rise in Germany. That is troubling enough. But what’s even more concerning is that many of those whom I would define […]
Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral in name-change row
Source: The Guardian Government of Andalusia says Diocese of Córdoba is ignoring site’s history as a place of worship for Muslims and Christians Inscriptions from the Qur’an share space with […]
Birmingham’s first Islamic school ‘spent £1m of public money on school in Pakistan’
Indepedent: Council officials in Birmingham are investigating claims that a trust running the city’s first-ever Islamic school spent £1 million of public money funding a new school in Pakistan. The […]
Bollywood Actress Veena Malik Sentenced to 26 Years in Jail For Blasphemy
Time: The actress appeared in a scene that referenced Muhammad’s daughter A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced film and television star Veena Malik to 26 years in jail after she appeared in a scene that theGuardian describes as “loosely based on the marriage of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter.” The sentence stemmed from a […]
Karen Armstrong on Sam Harris and Bill Maher: “It fills me with despair, because this is the sort of talk that led to the concentration camps”
By Michael Schulson Salon.com: Karen Armstrong has written histories of Buddhism and Islam. She has written a history of myth. She has written a history of God. Born in Britain, Armstrong […]
Prof booked on blasphemy charge
the Nation: ATTOCK – A professor of a private college here has been booked on the charges of blasphemy after an enquiry into the matter. During a press conference, Punjab College students alleged that Professor Hafiz Tahir Naeemi who joined this college a month ago used blasphemous words while teaching a […]
Pakistan Christian leader asks Obama to condition US aid on blasphemy law repeal
jihadwatch.org: Obama should have gotten this idea on his own. It should have been done long ago. Indeed, I have long recommended that there be no U.S. aid for any country that oppresses women and non-Muslims, denies the freedom of speech and the freedom of conscience, etc. But even now, […]
What Will Happen to Aasia Bibi?
Huff Post: On October 23, 2014, Aasia Bibi — the most prominent blasphemy case death-sentence prisoner in the history of one of Pakistan’s most controversial laws — had her appeal for retraction of her punishment met with rejection at the Lahore High Court. Her lawyers will move the appeal to […]
Setting a precedent: State becomes plaintiff in slain couple’s case
ET: ISLAMABAD: Ports and Shipping Minister Kamran Michael has been appointed the focal person for the case against suspects involved in the murder of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed Michael as his representative for the case. “This is the first time in the history of […]
What should Pakistan’s Christians do?
The News: Islamabad diary Once upon a time under-class Mohajirs in Karachi, residents not of Clifton and Defence but depressed localities, used to be an object of scorn for other communities, regularly picked upon by the mostly Punjabi police and treated roughly in public transport, mostly owned by Pakhtuns. Not […]
I taught my black kids that their elite upbringing would protect them from discrimination. I was wrong.
Washington Post: I knew the day would come, but I didn’t know how it would happen, where I would be, or how I would respond. It is the moment that every black parent fears: the day their child is called a nigger. My wife and I, both African Americans, constitute one […]
Gujrat policeman kills man in custody alleging blasphemy
Dawn: GUJRAT: A police officer on Wednesday night murdered a detained man with an axe, later alleging that the man had committed blasphemy. 45-year-old Jhang resident Syed Tufail Haider was arrested a day earlier for wounding two people from a locality in Gujrat. According to police authorities, Tufail came to […]
Canada Denounces Beating and Burning to Death of Christian Couple in Pakistan
international.gc.ca: November 5, 2014 – Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “I was saddened to learn of a Christian couple who were beaten and burned to death by a local mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Pakistan. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and […]
Which Muslim Firqa is Heaven Bound? Pakistani talk Show struggling with finding an Answer
Youtube: Published on Nov 4, 2014 You Are Watching Off The Record – 4 November 2014 TalkShow on ARY News Subscribe For Off The Record 5 November 2014 TalkShow on ARY News Watch;