Outspoken Maldives Blogger Who Challenged Radical Islamists Is Killed
Source: The New York Times By HASSAN MOOSA and KAI SCHULTZAPRIL 23, 2017 Photo Yameen Rasheed in Malé, the capital of the Maldives, in February. CreditAdam Dean for The New […]
Blasphemy law is against Quran, Sunnah: Ghamdi
Source: The Nation During an interview with a private TV channel Javed Ahmed Ghamdi, when asked about Mashal Khan’s death said, “The whole nation is responsible for Mashal’s death.” He […]
Unwitting, careless ‘insults’ to religion must not be prosecuted: SC
Source: The Times Of India NEW DELHI: In a pronouncement that reiterates the constitutional protection to freedom of speech and expression, the Supreme Court has said that unwitting or careless […]
Chief justice of Pakistan takes notice of Mashal Khan’s lynching
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran and Is There Freedom of Thought or Coercion in the Holy Quran? Source of news: Dawn By […]
Tunisia sentences British DJ for Muslim prayer remix
Source: BBC A Tunisian court has sentenced a British DJ to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer. London-born Dax J, […]
Editorial: Facebook must reject Pakistani blasphemy demand
Source: The Mercury News The rulers of Pakistan have stepped up a campaign against blasphemy. That’s frightening news from an Islamic nation where insulting the official religion is a capital […]
Mexico newspaper stops printing after reporter shot dead
Source: BBC A regional newspaper in Mexico says the violence against journalists and the lack of punishment for those responsible is forcing it to stop printing. In an editorial, Norte […]
Egypt ‘one of the biggest prisons for journalists’
Source: Aljazeera One hundred days after the arrest of Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian authorities continue to crackdown on the media. Journalist holds a sign that says ‘Journalism is not a crime’, […]
Singapore teen blogger who criticised government wins asylum in US
Source: The Guardian Amos Yee left the city state with the intention of staying in US after being jailed for several weeks in 2015 and 2016 A teenage blogger from […]
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Will Shape Its Future
Source: Muftah By Usman Ahmad March 10th, 2017 Recent months have seen Pakistan’s blasphemy laws come under the spotlight once again. In January, five liberal-leaning bloggers and activists went missing under […]
Pakistan in bottom 10 countries for freedom of speech
Source: Tribune Express October, 2016 Pakistan ranks among the bottom 10 countries for supporting free speech, a global freedom of speech index recently revealed. Data compiled by Pew Research Centre after conducting a […]
Free Speech and Pakistan: Nisar threatens to block all social media websites with ‘blasphemous content’
Source: Dawn Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar on Thursday threatened to block “all social media websites” that host blasphemous content hours after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the government to […]
CNY Inspirations: True Islam Teaches the Right of Free Speech
Source: Syracuse.com By Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, who is a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Syracuse chapter. He is a radiation oncologist currently practicing as medical director of radiation […]
Supreme Court acquits blasphemy accused after nearly five years in prison
Source: Dawn By Nasir Iqbal The Supreme Court on Monday overturned an order by the Balochistan High Court and exonerated an accused facing life imprisonment on allegations of desecrating the […]
Free Speech: Fake News, Hate Speech and Blasphemy?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If hate speech can be correctly identified and adequately prevented by all tools at our disposal, in […]
Danish Man Who Burned Quran Is Prosecuted for Blasphemy in Denmark
Source: The New York Times By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA A 42-year-old man who burned a Quran and posted a video of it on Facebook has been charged with blasphemy in […]
Did Pakistani security agents kidnap bloggers to make a point?
Source: The Washington Post By Pamela Constable February 14 at 2:20 PM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In the space of a few days last month, five Pakistani bloggers — all known as left-leaning […]
Supreme Court nominee has defended free speech, religion
Source: Fox News An Associated Press review of federal Judge Neil Gorsuch’s rulings show that the Supreme Court nominee has been a defender of free speech and a skeptic of […]
‘A personal attack on Muslim women’: Ms Saffaa mural defaced in Melbourne
Source: The Guardian By Sarah Malik Monday 6 February 2017 02.41 GMTLast modified on Monday 6 February 2017 02.43 GMT A Melbourne street-art mural featuring a Muslim feminist protest paste-up by prominent artist […]
Trump beheading Statue of Liberty
Source: The Local The Der Spiegel cover image being used during a protest in Denver, Colorado, USA. Photo: DPA German news magazine Der Spiegel sparked controversy Saturday with a cover depicting US President Donald Trump holding the severed head of the Statue of Liberty in one hand and a bloodied […]