Death for blasphemy?
Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif is president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. The contemporary time we live in is full of horrendous and heartrending news. Not a […]
Believing in the Blasphemy Laws is ‘the Real Blasphemy’: But, There is No Worldly Punishment
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Shiite man to death for committing blasphemy in posts […]
Death sentence for ‘online blasphemy’
Source: Editorial of the Daily Times Last weekend, a Pakistani citizen was sentenced to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media. Reportedly, Taimoor Raza — member of Shia community […]
Pakistan: man sentenced to death for blasphemy on Facebook
Source: The Guardian Taimoor Raza was found guilty of insulting the prophet Mohammed during an argument on social media with a counter-terrorism official Blasphemy is a sensitive charge in conservative […]
Danes again ponder repeal of blasphemy law
Source: Associated Press By JAN M. OLSEN COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A case of a man charged under Denmark’s little-used blasphemy law for setting a Quran on fire and posting […]
Stephen Fry Spared Blasphemy Charges Over Calling God A ‘Maniac’: Report
Source: Huffington Post English actor and comedian Stephen Fry has reportedly dodged blasphemy charges after authorities in Ireland failed to find enough people upset about damning comments he made about God two […]
Millions of Pakistanis receive blasphemy warning texts
Source: Tribune Express ISLAMABAD: Millions of Pakistanis have been receiving text messages from the government warning them against sharing “blasphemous” content online. “Uploading & sharing of blasphemous content on Internet […]
‘Rot at the Core’: Blasphemy Verdict in Indonesia Dismays Legal Experts
Source: The New York Times By JOE COCHRANE Photo Supporters of Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama rallied outside City Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, holding an inflatable ball depicting Mr. […]
New Zealand to axe blasphemy laws
Source: Tribune WELLINGTON: New Zealand plans to scrap the crime of blasphemy after calls from across the political spectrum for reform in response to an Irish investigation into British comic […]
Richard Dawkins challenges Ireland to arrest him for blasphemy after Stephen Fry investigation
Source: Independent Outspoken atheist quotes sentence from ‘The God Delusion’ in solidarity Richard Dawkins has challenged Irish police to arrest him for blasphemy they investigated Stephen Fry for calling God “capricious, […]
Ahok’s verdict prompts fresh calls for review of “draconian” Blasphemy law
Source: The Jakarta Post The now suspended Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, who was found guilty of blasphemy by the North Jakarta District Court and sentenced to two years […]
Jakarta governor Ahok sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies Shock sentence comes after hardline Islamist groups called for Christian official to be jailed for referencing Qur’an verse. Jakarta’s Christian governor […]
A Top Christian Official in Indonesia Has Been Given an Unexpectedly Harsh Sentence for ‘Blaspheming Islam’
Source: Time BY Yenni Kwok The outgoing Christian governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was found guilty of blasphemy by a court in the […]
Jakarta governor Ahok found guilty of blasphemy
Source: Al Jazeera Outgoing Governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Purnama sentenced to two years in jail over comments he made during political campaign. Purnama was found ‘convincingly guilty of committing blasphemy’ [Bay […]
Stephen Fry faces blasphemy probe after God comments
Source: BBC Police in the Republic of Ireland have launched an investigation after a viewer claimed comments made by Stephen Fry on a TV show were blasphemous. Officers are understood […]
FCC is reviewing complaints about Colbert’s Trump jokes. But that’s its job
Source: CNN Right now there’s a severe overreaction to the FCC chairman’s comments about Stephen Colbert. No, the government is not trying to muzzle one of the most famous comedians […]
Boy, 10, killed in attempted blasphemy lynching in Pakistan
Source: The Guardian Five other people wounded after mob attacked police station in bid to seize Hindu man accused of insulting Islam A protest in Peshawar following the death by […]
Blasphemy isn’t just a problem in the Muslim world
Source: Religion News Service By Steve Pinkerton, who is a lecturer in English at Case Western Reserve University. This article was originally published on The Conversation (The Conversation) Recent weeks have brought renewed attention to […]
In dozens of countries, laws against apostasy and blasphemy remain on the books and often are enforced
Which countries still outlaw apostasy and blasphemy? Source: Pew Research Center BY ANGELINA E. THEODOROU Apostasy and blasphemy may seem to many like artifacts of history. But in dozens of countries […]
How did so many Pakistanis become bloodthirsty vigilantes?
Source: Dawn How did so many Pakistanis become bloodthirsty vigilantes? Evening TV talk shows — at least those I have either seen or participated in — circle around two basic explanations. One, favoured by the liberal-minded, blames the blasphemy law and implicitly demands its repeal (an explicit call would endanger […]