On April 5th 2022, Mubarak Bala – the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria – plead guilty to charges attached to blasphemy. The sentence that followed caused shockwaves throughout […]
Epigraph: Say, produce your proof, if what you say is true. (Al Quran 2:111, 27:64) Promoted post: In the Face of the Cartoon Row: Collection of Articles: Freedom of Speech […]
The above video clip shows Hamza Yusuf’s understanding about blasphemy. I am hoping what I wrote for Dr. Yasir Qadhi may be helpful for brother Hamza Yusuf as well. Challenging […]
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the above video Dr. Yasir Qadhi suggests that there are Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and in Islam. I believe that […]
By Asif Chaudhry; Published February 14, 2022 LAHORE: A violent mob attacked and injured a man for allegedly burning the pages of Holy Quran in Faisalabad’s Tandlianwala area on Sunday. […]
We have zero tolerance for anyone taking the law into their own hands & mob lynchings will be dealt with full severity of the law. Have asked Punjab IG for […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Religion Observer A mob of various hundreds have killed a […]
England and Wales repealed their blasphemy laws in 2008. Scotland repealed theirs in 2021. It’s time for Northern Ireland to follow suit. https://t.co/gQUnebUfF8#Blasphemy #FreeSpeech — National Secular Society (@NatSecSoc) February […]
Blasphemy and apostasy laws were most common in 2019 in the Middle East and North Africa, where 18 of the 20 countries (90%) in the region have laws criminalizing blasphemy […]
This is not a threat by a machete-waving individual. It is a legal death sentence pronounced by a legal court in this failed state. What kind of country sentences to […]
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Laws to protect religions are a good thing, but society must ensure they are not tools for oppression and inflicting harm Siktus Harson, Jakarta Published: October 18, 2021 Hundreds of […]
Source: BBC Police in the Indian city of Amritsar say a man suspected of trying to commit a sacrilegious act at Sikhism’s holiest shrine has been beaten to death. The […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Please carefully listen to this 21 minute video of one of the popular Sunni Muslim leaders in USA […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and […]
Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and the Most Merciful God by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet […]
By Imran Sadiq Published December 5, 2021 in Dawn.com The Punjab police on Sunday identified and arrested six more of the main alleged culprits involved in the lynching of 49-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager […]
Four Muslim men accused of blasphemy after arguing with religious cleric who refused to make funeral announcement for a Christian. Published On 25 Nov 2021 in Al Jazeera Pakistani police have […]
Search FEATURE If you’re one of four million Ahmadis in Pakistan, posting on Facebook can mean exposing yourself to danger. Photography by Taylor Glascock for Rest of WorldBy ALIZEH KOHARI 3 […]
Resolution calls on EEAS to immediately review Pakistan’s eligibility for GSP+ status over blasphemy law abuse Our Correpondent April 30, 2021 PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE ISLAMABAD: Islamabad on Friday expressed its disappointment over […]