Source: Review of Religions, September 2011 Introduction Blasphemy, derived from the Latin Blasphemia, is generally defined as the exhibition of irreverent behaviour or language towards God, religion or anything held sacred. […]
Epigraphs: Allah likes not the uttering of unseemly speech in public, except on the part of one who is being wronged. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 4:149) Call […]
Source: The American Interest By Kenneth R. Weinstein Public irreligion in France, from the 16th century to Charlie Hebdo. Charlie Hebdo has suddenly become the best-known example of a venerable French […]
Telegraph: Here’s a theory. Terrorists aren’t offended by cartoons. Not even cartoons that satirise the Prophet Muhammad. They don’t care about satire. For all I know they may not even […]
Source: The Daily Star, Lebanon No, the Quran Does Not Punish Blasphemy By Fareed Zakaria Jan. 12, 2015 As they went on their rampage, the men who murdered 12 people in Paris last week yelled that they had “avenged the Prophet.” They followed in the path of other terrorists […]
NY Times: WILL “moderate Muslims” finally “speak up” against their militant coreligionists? People around the world have asked (but, as in the past, have not all seriously examined) this question since last week’s horrific attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and on a kosher supermarket in Paris. In […]
Guardian: Paris attacks: unless we overcome fear, self-censorship will spread We take on the powerful – and ask you to admire our bravery – only if they are not a […]
Source: Huffington Post By Dr. Faheem Younus, Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist On January 7, gunmen did not just commit the heinous murder of 12 people at theCharlie Hebdo office in Paris; they also unleashed a barrage of extremism on both ends of the ideological spectrum. On one end are some Muslim […]
Source: Times of India By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Oct 2, 2012, 12.00 AM IST In Islam, blasphemy is a subject of intellectual discussion rather than a subject of physical […]
Washington Post: As they went on their rampage, the men who killed 12 people in Paris this week yelled that they had “avenged the prophet.” They follow in the path […]
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 […]
Epigraph: The hypocrites say, “If we return to Medina, the one most honorable will surely drive out therefrom the one most ‘mean’ (Muhammad);” while true honor belongs to Allah and to […]
Telegraph: Several people have been killed by armed gunmen in a shooting at the Paris offices of a satirical magazine, according to French media reports. Shooting was heard at the […]
theguardian: by Henry McDonald — Atheists have called the Irish government’s failure to put the controversial blasphemy laws up for a vote a betrayal. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Irish atheists and secularists have accused their government of breaking a promise to call a referendum over the Republic’s controversial blasphemy laws […]
I also believe that religion is a private matter between a person and his creator. The state has no right to interfere in the relationship between man and God. The […]
Christiansinpakistan.com: According to details, eleven Christians all resident of the Capital. These eleven include a pastor who have been allegedly accused of committing blasphemy by a women namely Naseem Bibi. […]
Epigraph: Say, ‘Bring forward your proof if you are truthful.’ (Al Quran 27:65) Veena Malik and the modern witch-hunt of Pakistani blasphemy laws Source: The Telegraph Pakistan’s blasphemy laws […]
By Dominic Diongson on 10:37 am Dec 16, 2014 Category Crime, Front Page, News, Politics Tags: blasphemy, Islam, Jakarta Post, Meidyatama Suryodiningrat Jakarta. Hints emerged on Monday the police may be softening their stance in the blasphemy investigation against The […]
HRW: Pakistan’s blasphemy law goes Bollywood Pakistan’s blasphemy law has claimed its first Bollywood victim. DECEMBER 15, 2014 Enlarge Members of the Pakistani Christian community chant slogans during demonstration to condemn the death of a Christian couple on November 6, 2014. © 2014 Reuters Enlarge Employees of Pakistan’s biggest television station, […]
Epigraph: Say, ‘Bring forward your proof if you are truthful.’ (Al Quran 27:65) Veena Malik and the modern witch-hunt of Pakistani blasphemy laws Source: The Telegraph Pakistan’s blasphemy laws […]