To Appreciate Freedom, Remember Slavery
Source: Wall Street Journal By Ruth R. Wisse March 29, 2018 7:00 p.m. ET Re-enacting slavery is not everyone’s idea of a good time, but this is how Jews celebrate […]
Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor challenges blasphemy conviction
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Jakarta’s former governor, a Christian convicted of insulting Islam, sought a judicial review of his case on Monday, as several […]
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 […]
Pope reaffirms conscience as heresy debate divides church
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed the “primacy” of using one’s conscience to navigate tough moral questions in his first comments […]
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 […]
Vice President Mike Pence Leaves Football Game After Players Kneel During National Anthem
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson Vice President Mike Pence left a football game in Indiana Sunday after players from the San Francisco 49ers reportedly knelt during the national anthem. “President […]
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 […]
16 years old Christian boy arrested on blasphemy
Source: Pakistan Christian Post Lahore: August 18, 2017. (PCP) Asif Stephen 16 years old boy held accused of Blasphemy charges under sections 295-B PPC on 12th August 2017. Maulana Qari […]
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 […]
Jay Z: For Father’s Day, I’m Taking On the Exploitative Bail Industry
Source: Time BY Shawn Carter Jun 16, 2017 Carter, known as Jay Z, is a lauded recording artist, philanthropist and father Seventeen years ago I made a song, “Guilty Until […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]