Pakistan upholds acquittal of woman in blasphemy case
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being […]
Canada looks to ensure safety of Christian acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan
Source: The Star OTTAWA—Canada’s foreign ministry says it is prepared to do everything it can to ensure the safety of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy by Pakistan’s top court. […]
Pakistani court upholds acquittal of Christian woman accused of blasphemy, clearing way for her departure
Source: The Washington Post By Shaiq Hussain ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its decision to acquit a Christian woman on charges of blasphemy that kept her […]
Governor convicted of blasphemy freed from Indonesian prison
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT and NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A polarizing Christian politician whose campaign comments ignited the largest protests in years in Muslim-majority Indonesia was […]
Ahok, Jakarta’s former governor, released after jail term for blasphemy
Source: The Guardian Indonesian politician Basuki Tjahaja Purnama freed amid rumours he may seek to resurrect his political fortunes By Kate Lamb in Jakarta @_KateLamb Thu 24 Jan 2019 Jakarta’s […]
Urdu Videos: Ghamidi About Blasphemy Laws
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles to refute blasphemy laws. Suggested reading Ahok, Jakarta’s former governor, released after jail term for blasphemy Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman […]
Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner
Source: Associated Press BY Kathy Gannon ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner, nearly three months after her release […]
SNP MPs call on UK to grant Asia Bibi and her family asylum
Source: The Guardian BY Dan Sabbagh Scottish National party MPs have written to Theresa May calling on the UK to grant asylum to Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi and her family, […]
Can Muhammad’s Ancient Promise Inspire Muslim-Christian Peace Today?
Source: CT “Blasphemy is a serious offense,” wrote judge Asif Khosa, “but the insult of the appellant’s religion … was also not short of being blasphemous.” He referenced a 2013 book by John Morrow, a Canadian convert to Islam. The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the […]
How Caste Underpins the Blasphemy Crisis in Pakistan
Source: The New York Times By Faisal Devji Mr. Devji teaches history at Oxford University. Working on Christmas decorations at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan. A recent blasphemy case […]
Pakistani Christians face an uneasy Christmas in the wake of Asia Bibi’s release
Source: Religion News Service BY Naila Inayat LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) – For the first time in nine years, Asia Bibi will be with her husband on Christmas. But many of […]
Pakistan clerics in blasphemy case to face treason charges
Source: Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani minister says the detained Islamic clerics who disrupted daily life with rallies across Pakistan following the acquittal of a Christian woman in […]
Aasia Bibi: British imams join calls for UK to give asylum
Source: BBC News Three British imams have joined calls for the UK to offer asylum to Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy. It comes after former […]
Canada in talks with Pakistan over possibly taking in Asia Bibi
Source: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that his government was holding talks with Pakistan over potentially offering asylum to Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently freed […]
Under the shadow of Asia Bibi; Life as a Christian in Pakistan
Source: CNN Rawalpindi, Pakistan (CNN) It is a chilly winter’s morning and a weak blue fog has settled over Rawalpindi as we arrive at the city’s St. Joseph’s Cathedral. A security […]
Woman freed in blasphemy case still in hiding in Pakistan
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — A week after Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted her of blasphemy, a Christian woman who had been on death row for eight […]
Aasia Bibi flies out of Pakistan: BBC
Source: The Express Tribune MULTAN : Aasia Bibi, a blasphemy accused who was acquitted by the apex court on October 31, flew out of Pakistan in the wee hours of […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection to Refute Blasphemy Laws
Freedom of Speech: A Core Islamic Value! Epigraph: And if you are in doubt as to what We (Allah) have sent down to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Chapter like […]
Christian woman acquitted in Pakistan to leave country
Source: Associated Press By MUNIR AHMED and ASIM TANVEER ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Christian woman acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the […]
Quelling the Protests in Pakistan about Asiya Bibi
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Islamic knowledge and his capabilities will be tested now. Is he going to yield to the mob frenzy protesting against the ruling of Pakistan’s Supreme Court to absolve Asiya Bibi from blasphemy charges? The protest must be allowed, that is the only outlet people have to […]