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 […]
Huff Post: NEW YORK — As anti-American protests continue in Islamic nations against a U.S.-made film that mocks the Muslim prophet, the leader of the world’s largest Islamic organization met with United Nations leaders this week to condemn violence over the film and call for a ban on insulting the […]
Dawn.com: by Munir Akram (The writer is a former Pakistan ambassador to the UN). THE recent tragic events surrounding the profane and provocative video insulting Islam’s Prophet (PBUH) have again revived tensions between the Islamic world and America and revealed the wide cultural and political gulf between them. This gulf […]
Express Tribune: In an extraordinary turn of events, Section 295-A was used to register a blasphemy case against Muslim men for damaging a Hindu temple during riots on Ishq-e-Rasool Day. Section 295-A is the lesser known, non Islam-specific clause of the country’s notorious blasphemy law. The Shri Krishna Bhagwan Mandir, […]
Russian TV: The filmmaker allegedly behind the Islamophobic video that sparked anti-US protests the world over has reportedly been taken into custody in Los Angeles and is due to appear […]
Express Tribune: LAHORE: An additional district sessions judge on Thursday ordered the SHO of Islampura Police Station to act in accordance with law in an application seeking registration of a case […]
The Express Tribune: by Yaqoob Khan Bangash. The governor of Punjab, Latif Khosa, remarked on September 22, that while Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out against the case of Rimsha Masih, the Vatican has remained silent on the anti-Islam film. Excusing the fact that the honourable governor has not had a […]
Sunni Islam leader calls for peace French cartoon also stirs anger Author: From Ian Lee and Mohamed Fadel Fahmy CNN Published On: Sep 22 2012 02:59:18 AM CDT Updated On: Sep 23 2012 07:52:40 AM CDT Print Email Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters CAIRO (CNN) – A leading figure in the Sunni […]
Dawn: by Nadim Paracha: It’s official: We are not a nation. We are a mob. All those ‘think positive’ types waiting for some kind of a ‘moderate Muslim awakening’ in this country are simply deluding themselves. No amount of your egos, resources and ‘positiveness’ invested in ‘moderatism’ such as interfaith […]
NY Times: “PISS CHRIST,” a famous photograph partly financed by taxpayers, depicted a crucifix immersed in what the artist said was his own urine. But conservative Christians did not riot on the Washington Mall. “The Book of Mormon,” a huge hit on Broadway, mocks the church’s beliefs as hocus-pocus. But Mormons […]