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 […]
How Martin Luther Helped Invent Individual Freedom
Source: Time BY Frank Furedi / History Today This post is in partnership with History Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. It is unlikely that Martin Luther […]
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 […]
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 […]
Religious freedom could top Sessions civil rights priorities
Source: Associated Press By SADIE GURMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump spoke to the National Prayer Breakfast this month, he underscored his vow to defend the religious rights […]
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 […]
Religious Freedom Advocates Urge Trump to Sign Executive Order
Source: The Daily Signal By Fred Lucas Conservatives and religious groups are calling on President Donald Trump to stand firm on a draft executive order asserting the federal government recognize religious […]
Germany abolishes law that bans insulting foreign leaders
Decision comes days after Donald Trump’s inauguration and a year after prosecution of German comic who wrote crude poem about Turkish President By Katie Forster @katieforster Germany has decided to abolish a law which defends the honor of foreign leaders. International heads of state will no longer be able to ask the […]
Pemra mutes Amir Liaquat Hussain – for hate mongering
By Dawood Rehman | Published on January 26, 2017 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has banned TV anchor Amir Liaquat and his programme over hate speech, according to […]
The battle for the souls of Islam in Pakistan
The battle for the souls of Islam Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani Future historians of Pakistan will mark January 4, 2011 as a significant date in the history […]
Asian Human Rights Commission – Urgent Appeals Programme
Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-151-2016 PAKISTAN: Investigate the raid and harassment at Ahmadiyya Headquarters ISSUES: Right to adopt religion and faith, arbitrary arrests, torture, blasphemy laws, no rule of law ——————————————————————— […]
Governor Ahok’s Blasphemy Trial to Start Dec. 13 in Indonesia
Source: Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama will face court on Dec. 13 in a high profile alleged blasphemy and harassment case, a court spokesman said […]
Local view: America must cling to its founding principles of freedom and equality
Source: Duluth News Tribune By M. Imran Hayee After a surprise election win, President-elect Donald J. Trump acknowledged the need to “bind the wounds of division” and pledged to be “the president for all Americans” in his short victory speech. This was a refreshing detour from his earlier campaign rhetoric […]
N.J. town sued over mosque rejection faces tough case with Justice Dept.
Source: NJ.com By Dave Hutchinson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com BERNARDS — The lawsuit filed last week alleging that Bernards Township violated federal law by rejecting plans for a mosque […]
Witch Hunt Starts Against the Christian Governor of Jakarta
Police finish Ahok probe as Dec. 2 rally looms Source: The Jakarta Post By Callistasia Anggun Wijaya and Agnes Anya Jakarta | Sat, November 26, 2016 | 07:49 am The […]
Thousands rally in Jakarta over governor’s alleged blasphemy
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy (CNN) Thousands of protesters waving flags are marching through Jakarta demanding the ouster of the city’s governor, who has been accused of blasphemy against Muslims. […]
Read: Amol Palekar’s essay on censorship makes a blistering case for the freedom of expression
Source: scroll.in ‘An intelligent, culturally aware, aesthetically evolved citizenry must take an uncompromising stance against bigotry and thought control.’ Plays are pre-censored in Maharashtra and scripts have to be passed before they can be staged – a necessary nuisance that directors , writers and producers have been facing for years. […]
In the name of freedom, porn is trashing our lives
Source: RNS By Tahir Nasser (RNS) After last month’s spectacle of armed policemen forcibly undressing a Muslim woman on a beach in Nice, France, I wrote a column titled “When did modesty become a dirty word?,” arguing the positive, Islamic case for modesty of dress and behavior for men and […]
How Being Muslim In America Has Changed Since 9/11
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — For many Muslims, especially those born after Sept. 11, Islamophobia seems to be a fact of life. ANDREW BIRAJ VIA GETTY IMAGES A woman holds banners and a flag as she takes part in the Americans Against Terrorism, Hate and Violence rally on the […]