Tommy Robinson, anti-Muslim activist, is freed on bail in UK
Source: The New York Times By Palko Karasz LONDON — Tommy Robinson, the jailed British far-right activist backed by the former Trump aide Stephen K. Bannon but reviled by others […]
German court rules Muslim girls must take part in swimming lessons
theguardian — Constitutional judges say schoolgirl cannot be excused mixed classes on grounds of Islamic dress codes Judges of the German constitutional court in Karlsruhe. Photograph: Uli Deck/EPA Germany’s highest court has ruled that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against an 11-year-old […]
Woman cannot give evidence in a niqab, Australian court rules
Source: The Guardian Moutia Elzahed, whose husband was convicted of aiding terrorism, is denied request in her damages claim against An Australian judge has declined a request from a Muslim […]
First the Netherlands, now Pakistan’s high court comes to defence of climate
theguardian: by Julien Bouissou — A minor revolution in climate justice has just taken place in one of the countries most affected by global warming, reports Le Monde Villagers clear flood water from their houses in Jhado near Hyderabad, Pakistan. The high court of justice in Lahore has ordered the […]
Islamic centre teachers jailed for a year for beating 10-year-old
Source: The Independent Two teachers at an Islamic school in Birmingham have been jailed for 12 months for “brutally” beating a young boy with a stick. The 10-year-old victim was repeatedly beaten for offences such as “talking in class” or “failing to read the Koran accurately” at Sparkbrook Islamic Centre […]
Court rules New York Sikh student can serve in US army with beard and turban
theguardian — An attorney for the Sikh Coalition said the decision to let Iknoor Singh enlist while adhering to Sikh rules is ‘an important victory for religious freedom’ Sikhism, a 500-year-old religion founded in India, requires its male followers to wear a turban and beard A Sikh college student from New […]
Top US court rules for Muslim woman denied Abercrombie job over hijab
Epigraph: Article 1. “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a […]
Muslim teachers may wear headscarves in class, German court rules
theguardian — Reversal of constitutional court’s 2003 ruling hailed as ‘good day for religious freedom Pegida demonstration in Dresden. Berlin daily Taz warned the anti-Islam protest group would seize on the ruling to argue Europe was being taken over by Islam Female Muslim teachers in Germany may wear headscarves in class […]
Two sentenced to death for Ahmadi mosque attack in Pakistan, in 2010
Source: Samaa.tv: LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) today awarded death sentence to two militants for their role in 2010 bomb and gun attack on an Ahmadi worship place in Lahore. The two convicts, Maawia and Abdullah, were handed the sentence on seven counts. Both the militants are members of proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan […]
Court sentences Ahmadi worship place attackers to death, life imprisonment
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Foetal damage caused by alcohol ‘equivalent to attempted manslaughter’
theguardian: by Owen Bowcott — Lawyers pursuing compensation claim on behalf of child, say mother’s heavy drinking constitutes crime of poisoning The case has triggered a debate about the rights of the foetus and calls for women who drink excessively during pregnancy to be prosecuted. Pevere damage inflicted on an […]
Sudan apostasy woman Mariam Ibrahim ‘to campaign’
Mariam Ibrahim, the Sudan woman who escaped a death sentence imposed for renouncing her faith, says she wants to campaign for others who face religious persecution. Speaking to the BBC in the US, where she is seeking asylum, Ms Ibrahim said she hopes to return to Sudan one day. READ […]
Sudan apostasy woman Mariam Ibrahim 'to campaign'
Mariam Ibrahim, the Sudan woman who escaped a death sentence imposed for renouncing her faith, says she wants to campaign for others who face religious persecution. Speaking to the BBC in the US, where she is seeking asylum, Ms Ibrahim said she hopes to return to Sudan one day. READ […]
ICC to probe Central African Republic’s ‘endless war crimes’
The International Criminal Court has opened a formal probe into war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR). ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said there had been “endless” instances of rape, murder, forced displacement, persecution and pillaging since 2012. READ MORE…
ICC to probe Central African Republic's 'endless war crimes'
The International Criminal Court has opened a formal probe into war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR). ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said there had been “endless” instances of rape, murder, forced displacement, persecution and pillaging since 2012. READ MORE…
Indian court bans animal sacrifice
theguardian — Rights activists hail Himachal Pradesh’s decision to outlaw ‘barbaric’ slaughter of animals in Hindu temples A court in remote northern India has banned a long tradition of sacrificing animals for religious reasons, deeming the practice cruel and barbaric. The high court in Himachal Pradesh has asked police and other […]
Israeli court allows protesters to picket Palestinian-Jewish wedding
theguardian: by Orlando Crowcroft — An estimated 10,000 people attend a rally for peace in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. Photograph: Sharron Ward/Demotix/Corbis A Palestinian man and his Jewish bride-to-be are facing hostile protests in the Israeli town of Rishon Letzion after Israel’s high court refused their application to ban demonstrations […]
Court orders Sri Lanka to stop deporting Pakistani asylum seekers
Reuters: Reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Writing by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Larry King COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Sri Lankan court on Friday ordered authorities to stop deporting Pakistani asylum seekers, following a complaint they were being forcibly sent home without having their claims properly assessed. The United Nations refugee […]
Atheist to deliver invocation in New York town that won prayer ruling
theguardian — Community of Greece won US supreme court ruling which upheld its right to open town meetings with a prayer An atheist is set to deliver the invocation in a western New York community whose town board won a US supreme court decision upholding its right to open meetings with a […]
U.S. justices uphold firms' religious objections to contraception
Reuters.com: by Lawrence Hurley — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that owners of private companies can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires employers to provide insurance covering birth control for women. The decision, which applies only […]