Daily Times: Mohammad Ahamd. A number of Ahmadis have been implicated in charges under the blasphemy law, while their defence, which lies in their faith, is denied under sections 298 A, 298 B and 298 C of the PPC Ethnic and religious communities that are in a minority in our […]
Daily Star: By Dominik Lemanski BRITISH-based Muslim extremists want the schoolgirl shot by the Taliban to face a possible death sentence. The radicals will head to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad […]
X index: Catholic groups in India have brought blasphemy charges against Sanal Edamarauku, the country’s most prominent rationalist. They may get more than they bargained for, says Caspar Melville For the past two decades Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, has been spearheading a campaign of de-mystification and public education […]
The NEWS: Murtaza Shah: LONDON: Muslims in Britain have urged the government to take seriously the threats they face as anti-Muslim hatred is reaching worrying heights in Britain and across Europe. ENGAGE launched a unique exhibition and a month long campaign “Islamophobia Awareness Month”, highlighting the spread of Islamophobia […]
theguardian: Salman Hameed. This blasphemy law is devouring Pakistani society from within. It is an all-purpose tool in the service of intolerance. It has often been used against religious minorities, but Muslims are paying the price as well. The repeal of the law, unfortunately, is unlikely. Some voices critical of the law […]
Express Tribune: LOS ANGELES: The man behind the anti-Islam video blamed for sparking deadly protests in the Muslim world was jailed in the US for a year Wednesday for breaching the terms of his probation for a previous offense. Mark Basseley Youssef, 55, will serve the sentence in a US federal […]
Dawn.com: Niaz Murtaza. SINCE religious, racial and ethnic identities are central to human conceptions of self-worth, non-constructive speech whose sole purpose is to deliberately insult such identities should certainly be […]
Humanist: by Beena Sarwar. Those calling for a global blasphemy law should heed the lessons from Pakistan In Pakistan a democratically elected but weak government struggles to hold on to power against tremendous odds. If, despite the challenges, it completes its tenure and makes it to the next election it […]
The Saudis are bulldozing Islam’s heritage. Why the silence from the Muslim world? The Guradian: By Damian Thompson World Last updated: November 2nd, 2012 Modern Mecca, courtesy of the House of Saud (Photo: […]
The Express Tribune: LAHORE: A court on Saturday refused bail to the principal of a school caught in a blasphemy row over a piece of homework allegedly containing derogatory references to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Asim Farooqi, 77, was remanded in custody for 14 days on charges of blasphemy despite arguing he […]
By Ali Khan Mahmudabad theguardian.com, Thursday 1 November 2012 Jump to comments (291) Pakistan and Indonesia’s blasphemy laws have no basis in the Qur’an The Guardian: It is ironic that the […]
مسجد نبوی کی توسيع کے بہانے سعودی عرب کے بنیاد پرست حکمران طبقے نے اسلام کی تین قدیم ترین مساجد کو منہدم کرنے کا پروگرام بنایا ہے . اس سے پہلے بھی سعودی عرب اسلامی ثقافتی اور تاریخی مقامات کو منہدم کر چکا ہے جن میں اہم شخصیات کے مزار، […]
Russian TV: The key Islamic heritage site, including Prophet Mohammed’s shrine, is to be bulldozed, as Saudi Arabia plans a $ 6 billion expansion of Medina’s holy Masjid an-Nabawi Mosque. However, Muslims remain silent on the possible destruction. Work on the Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, is planned to start as […]
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: The cleric who accused Rimsha Masih of committing blasphemy and was arrested for allegedly framing evidence, was released on Friday, a day after he was granted bail by a court, his lawyer said. Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Chishti, the imam of the mosque in Rimsha’s area, who first provided […]
Express Tribune: KARACHI: The police are looking for a boy who has been accused in a blasphemy case, which has ignited a serious debate in the quiet locality and prompted a mob to ransack his house. On Wednesday, Mobina Town police lodged an FIR against the teenager who allegedly sent out […]
Much of the scandalous consequences are attributable to an active history of hostility between the West and the Islam. by Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Now that the public protest, violent or otherwise, in response to the recent […]
LAHORE: In year 2010, Mian Irshad* was acquitted in a blasphemy case by the Lahore High Court. Despite the court order, Irshad’s life has resembled that of a fugitive since then. In 2004, Irshad – who had accepted the Ahmadi faith a few years back – was taken to a local […]
Daily Times: Towards Hotel Mohenjodaro — Yasser Latif Hamdani Will Pakistan then be willing to consider Ahmedis and other communities in Pakistan worthy of a certain amount of dignity? The miscreants who attacked a Hindu temple in Karachi to prove their religious bona fides have been charged under Section 295-A […]
Russian TV: Caution: religious feelings can be hurt here.’ Russian designer Artemy Lebedev has announced a competition for the best design of a sign to warn about the possibility of […]
Parvez Ahmed The Huff Pos Associate Professor of Finance, Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida Muslims Abroad Should Respect the American Tradition of Free Speech as They Debate […]