Muslims should ‘forcefully reject’ blasphemy laws
Epigraph: And He has already revealed to you in the Book that, when you hear the Signs of Allah being denied and mocked at, sit not with them until they […]
Urdu Video: Million Man March Against Charlie Hebdo in Karachi
JI Ki Gustakhana Khako Ke Khilaf Karachi Mein Million March… Guests: Siraj-ul-Haq Ameer JI, Najmi Alam PPP, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman JI, Naeem Qureshi President KBA and Aneeq Ahmed Anchor Person Dunya […]
Charlie Hebdo: How Prophet Muhammad Would Deal With Blasphemy?
Huffington Post: By Amaar Ahmad, Virgina Tech PhD Alum In their criminal assault against Charlie Hebdo, Muslim extremists succeeded in the one thing they were trying to prevent: the publication […]
Washington Post: I used to be a free speech absolutist; Charlie Hebdo changed that
Washington Post: By Andrés Martinez January 26 2015. Andres Martinez is editorial director of Zocalo Public Square, for which he writes the Trade Winds column. He teaches journalism at Arizona […]
Patriarchs say NO to deriding religious feelings
Russia’s Patriarch Kirill Slams Charlie Hebdo’s Mockery of Muslims, Christians and others with its irreverent cartoons “Today, in saying ‘no’ to terrorism, killings, violence, we also say ‘no’ to the […]
Islamic history is full of free thinkers – but recent attempts to suppress critical thought are verging on the absurd
Source: The Independent By Ziauddin Sardar, who is editor of the quarterly journal ‘Critical Muslim’. His book, ‘Mecca: The Sacred City’, is published by Bloomsbury The West’s best hope of dealing […]
Cyber experts warn on Cameron’s eavesdropping plans
Source: The Telegraph Prime Minister’s promise to allow security services to access encrypted mobile data “compromises protection for everybody on everything” says Microsoft chief By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Davos The world’s […]
Queen Rania On Charlie Hebdo Attackers: ‘Their Actions Are The Antithesis Of Islam’
“[The attackers] do not represent the millions of Muslims around the world who condemn terrorism. To equate an entire religion and its followers with the actions of a minority is […]
Murdering Journalists … Them and Us
Global Research: by William Blum — After Paris, condemnation of religious fanaticism is at its height. I’d guess that even many progressives fantasize about wringing the necks of jihadists, bashing into their heads some thoughts about the intellect, about satire, humor, freedom of speech. We’re talking here, after all, about young […]
Freedom of speech in a civilised society
Felixonline.co.uk — Should freedom of speech be given when it threatens social peace? Last week’s heinous attacks on Charlie Hebdo caused an outpouring of grief and support from around the world for the innocents who lost their lives that day, and in the days that followed. The brazen assault was […]
The Muslim Times Leading the Discussion on Free Speech and Its Limitations
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If you have a bright idea, but are not allowed to share it, regardless of its value, […]
What separates Charlie Hebdo from The New York Times?
Source: The Express Tribunes Blogs By Kashif Chaudhry Published: January 21, 2015 Let’s say you had a new neighbour. You knock on their door and say, “Hey there, welcome to […]
Muslim Leader Says: Monitor All Mosque Sermons
Tuesday 20th January 2015 The leader of the world’s largest organised Muslim community believes we should arm all police in Britain to stop Islamic extremists. Speaking to Shelagh Fogarty, Mirza […]
Paris mayor: We intend to sue Fox News
By Gregory Wallace and Brian Stelter @CNNMoney January 20, 2015 Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN Tuesday she intends to sue Fox News in the wake of the channel’s […]
How the “Ban” on Images of Muhammad Came to Be
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran 94:2-5) Courtesy: […]
Chomsky: Paris attacks show hypocrisy of West’s outrage
Source: CNN (CNN) After the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people including the editor and four other cartoonists, and the murder of four Jews at a kosher supermarket […]
What is the Punishment for Blasphemy in Islam?
Source: Review of Religions, September 2011 Introduction Blasphemy, derived from the Latin Blasphemia, is generally defined as the exhibition of irreverent behaviour or language towards God, religion or anything held sacred. […]
Pope Francis’s comments praised by the Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: Press release Pope Francis’s comments to respect the religious sentiments of others praised by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad; he also said that the Muslims should respond to new caricatures […]
Radio: Why Radical Islam Doesn’t Represent All Muslims
http://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=3992000166001&w=466&h=263Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Source: Radio Fox News Thursday on “The Alan Colmes Show,” Alan spoke with Dr. John Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs And Of […]