When only 1 percent of veiled French women get a reply to their photo CV, that’s a problem
In France, a veiled woman is stuck with remaining just that – a veiled woman – along with all of the stereotypes that go along with it Hajar El Jahidi […]
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 […]
Myanmar: Reuters journalists investigating Rohingya killings sentenced to 7 years in prison
By Euan McKirdy and James Griffiths, CNN Yangon, Myanmar (CNN)A Myanmar court has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison for breaking the Official Secrets Act while investigating […]
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 […]
Imran Khan criticised for defence of Pakistan blasphemy laws
Source: Guardian PTI leader accused of using blasphemy issue to win backing of religious right By Memphis Barker in Islamabad Imran Khan has been accused of risking bloodshed for electoral […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Macedonia organised Iftar and Tabligh Meeting
By Zubair Khan This time it was the city of Kumonov of Macedonia where AMJ Macedonia organized the tabligh meeting followed by Iftar Dinner. In spite being the first attempt in this city, congested by Albanian ethnic Muslims, the event proved to be a great success. Above 200 guests turned […]
Ironies of the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
Source: Newsweek Pakistan By Munir uz Zaman—AFP AHSAN IQBAL WAS TARGETED FOR BLASPHEMY DESPITE HAILING FROM A FAMILY RESPONSIBLE FOR LEGISLATING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR IT Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, who […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Wolverhampton invites ALL To their Interfaith Event
A group of Ahmadiyya Muslim Women from Wolverhampton will be holding an interfaith and community cohesion peace event on Saturday 28th April 2018 from 1:30pm to 4pm to promote integration, promote peace, counter extremist rhetoric, Hatred, Radicalization and to celebrate 100 year since women were given rights to vote. The […]
Ahmadiyya Magazine: Al Hakam – 23rd March 2018
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Advertising Standards Authority assesses dozens of complaints over ‘Messiah has come’ billboards
Source: Christian Today By Harry Farley Dozens of complaints have been launched over an Islamic advertising campaign claiming the ‘Messiah has come’. Launched by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a heavily […]
German law takes initiative in countering hate speech on social media
Source: Religion New Service By Tom Heneghan | December 8, 2017 PARIS (RNS) The internet has been called “the world’s biggest sewer,” where hate speech and fake news are polluting a global source […]
The borders of freedom: Blasphemy and the press in Pakistan
Source: CNN By Rafia Zakaria, who is the author of “The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan” (Beacon 2015) and Veil (Bloomsbury 2017). She is a columnist for Dawn […]
Pakistan Forms Regulatory Body to Monitor Online Blasphemous Content
Source: New Delhi Times Pakistan’s government has formed a regulatory body to monitor and block blasphemous content online in an effort to further extend the enforcement of the country’s controversial […]
No one can be declared ‘wajib-ul-qatl’ except by state: Imam-e-Kaaba
Source: GEO ISLAMABAD: Imam-e-Kaaba Shaikh Saleh bin Muhammad Ibrahim has said that an individual has no authority to call for a person’s death and declare him ‘wajib-ul-qatl’ and only […]
Nepal Criminalizes Christian Conversion and Evangelism
Source: Christianity Today President approves new sanctions targeting non-Hindus and foreign missionaries. Last week, Nepal enacted a law to curb evangelism by criminalizing religious conversion, joining neighboring countries like […]
Campaigning for NA-4 seat, JI chief extols Mumtaz Qadri’s ‘heroism’
Source: Dawn BY Ali Akbar Speaking at a Khatm-i-Nabuwwat Conference in Peshawar on Wednesday and campaigning for the NA-4 seat at the same time, the emir of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), […]
Three Ahmadis sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan
Source: Al Jazeerah By Asad Hashim More than 250 members of the Ahmadi sect have been killed since 1984, according to the community [Reuters] Islamabad, Pakistan – Three members of Pakistan‘s persecuted […]
Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for blasphemy
Source: Reuters By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Christian man has been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges by a court in eastern Pakistan after a close […]
Facebook meets with Chaudhry Nisar Over Blasphemy Death Sentence
Source: Pakistan Today BY SYED M MURTAZA Pakistan’s social media crack-down is officially aimed at weeding out blasphemy and shutting down accounts promoting terrorism, but civil rights activists say it […]
Scottish Muslim convert is arrested after fleeing his home town over online rant blaming Britain for ‘inevitable’ Manchester bombing
Source: The Daily Mail A Scottish Muslim convert has been arrested after allegedly posting a message blaming Britain for the Manchester Arena bombing. Hamza Siddiq – who was […]
