Blasphemy, Pakistan’s New Religion
Source: New York Times KARACHI, Pakistan — After spending eight years on death row, Asia Bibi, a Christian, was acquitted by Pakistan’s Supreme Court this week. For many here it […]
Pakistan’s blasphemy law and Asia Bibi: Why does religion go bad?
Source: Christian Today By Rev Mark Woods, who is a Baptist minister and Managing Editor of Christian Today All the world – at least all the right-thinking part of it – […]
Pakistan’s High Court Acquits Asia Bibi, Christian Woman On Death Row For Blasphemy
Source: NPR BY Diaa Hadid and Emily Sullivan Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday announced the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was convicted and sentenced to death in […]
Asia Bibi: Imran Khan attacks hardliners over court case
Source: BBC Asia Bibi’s escape from Pakistan death row Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has attacked hardliners and appealed for calm after the acquittal of a Christian woman convicted of […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan Making History by Introducing Religious Tolerance
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has acquitted a Christian woman who has been on death row for almost eight years on blasphemy charges https://t.co/GHcMUnusC2 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 31, 2018 […]
Blasphemy bans are struck out in Ireland and reinforced in Austria
Source: The Economist WHEN it comes to basic principles of free speech and freedom of belief, do the nations of Europe form a coherent bloc, determined to apply those principles […]
European Parliament President calls for fair trial for Christian mother facing execution
Source: Christian Today The President of the European Parliament has warned Pakistan that it is making a ‘big mistake’ in its treatment of Asia Bibi, a mother-of-five facing execution for […]
How a Comedian Pushed Ireland Into a Referendum on Blasphemy
Source: The Atlantic BY YASMEEN SERHAN On Friday, Irish voters will participate in their second referendum of the year—this time, to decide whether to remove a prohibition against blasphemy from Ireland’s […]
Rights groups push for yes vote in Irish blasphemy referendum
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Irish voters will decide on Friday whether to remove a clause in the country’s constitution that makes blasphemy a criminal act. A yes vote […]
Prof. Richard Dawkins and Questions and Answers about Islam by Mehdi Hasan
Suggested Reading Scientists discover that atheists might not exist, and that’s not a joke Video: Dr. Laurence Brown: ‘How I came to Islam!’ For the Forty Percent Europeans, Who Don’t Believe in […]
Pakistan delays ruling on blasphemy death sentence case
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court postponed its ruling Monday on the final appeal of a Christian woman who has been on death row […]
Pakistan Supreme Court, Blasphemy Laws and Fate of Asia Bibi and a Whole Nation
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Asia Bibi’s final appeal against execution Source: Dawn A special three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on the final appeal […]
Pakistani Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ over blasphemy appeal
Source: Swiss Info Additional reporting by Saad Sayeed; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Nick Macfie Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 9:14 AMOCT 8, 2018 […]
Indonesia blasphemy woman endures cramped cell, bad food
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A rights group says the Indonesian woman imprisoned for blasphemy after complaining about noise from a mosque is sharing a cramped cell with […]
What Should be the Punishment of Salman Rushdie?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times What prompted me to bring back a decades old subject was that Pew Research Center picked up an […]
India winking song: Actress not blasphemous, court rules
Source: BBC News India’s Supreme Court has dismissed a case against an actress over a movie scene that a Muslim group had argued was “blasphemous”. Priya Varrier is seen winking during a song in the video, which has gone viral in India this year. The accusers said winking and giggling […]
Pakistani Islamists call for Dutch envoy’s expulsion over cartoons
Source: Reuters LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – An Islamist party in Pakistan called for the expulsion of the Dutch ambassador on Wednesday as it launched a protest against a far-right Dutch politician’s plan for a cartoon competition featuring caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. Several thousand activists gathered in the eastern […]
Indonesian woman sentenced 18 months in prison for complaining about noisy mosque
Indonesia woman irked by mosque noise convicted of blasphemy Source: Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced a woman who complained about a noisy mosque to […]
Indonesian woman complaining about mosque loudspeaker charged with blasphemy
Indonesia woman irked by mosque noise on trial for blasphemy Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian prosecutors have demanded an 18-month prison term for a woman who was […]