Conflicted Minds: Religious Freedom or Death for Apostates?
The Muslim Times has changed the title of the article. The title in Washington Post is: 64 percent of Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan support the death penalty for leaving […]
Meet the Irrational Islamomaniacs from Pakistan
Epigraph: “Those who believe, then disbelieve, then again believe, then disbelieve, and then increase in disbelief, Allah will never forgive them nor will He guide them to the way.” (Al […]
PEW Forum: The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society
The PEW Forum on Religion & Public Life has issued a very detailed poll of the Muslim countries Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia Navigate this page: Sharia as Divine Revelation […]
‘Objectionable’ publication: Four held on blasphemy, terrorism charges
The Express Tribune: LAHORE: Islampura police on Friday registered a case against six Ahmedis on blasphemy and terrorism charges and arrested four of them including a hawker and editor and […]
Russian Parliament Moves Ahead On Anti-Blasphemy Measure
the two-way: Scott Neuman. Russia’s parliament has given preliminary approval to an anti-blasphemy bill that would make it a crime to offend religious feelings. The BBC reports that the bill was drafted last year after members of the punk band Pussy Riot used Moscow’s main Russian Orthodox cathedral to perform a […]
Aceh Muslim Stands By Lawsuit Against Loud Mosque Speakers
The Jakarta Globe: A 75-year-old man in Aceh has filed a controversial lawsuit against local religious officials alleging that the noise from a nearby mosque’s six loudspeakers has negatively impacted […]
US Supreme Court recognized four Prophets as Great Law-Givers, in 1932
Epigraph: “Say, ‘We believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to us, and that which was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the […]
IMRAN KHAN, LeJ MUST STOP TERRORISM IN THE NAME OF ISLAM: DAWN
LeJ must stop terrorism in the name of Islam: Imran DAWN.COM | 2 hours ago A strongest contender for Pakistan’s top position in the next elections, Superstar Imran Khan, leader of Tahrik-e-Insaf in a recent Indian TV interview told the female host that his stop priority will be establishing “the rule […]
Pope Benedict has to answer for his failure on child abuse
theguardian: Jonathan Freedland. As an ex-pope, Benedict will no longer enjoy the sovereign immunity available to heads of state. A prosecution is possible – but only in theory. Who would hand him over? Certainly not the Italian authorities. For all that, despite his age and the reverence of the office […]
Accused of blasphemy
Express Tribune: Editorial. Misuse of the law has become increasingly widespread, resulting in suffering for the hundreds in jail on blasphemy charges. Minority groups, including the Ahmadis, are especially vulnerable The number of persons victimised under the blasphemy law continues to grow. Recently, four employees of a printing press in […]
Marital Rape: An Unacknowledged Crime!
By Yasmeen Ali They are married. When She says NO. And He forces. It is Marital Rape. Every woman has a right to take a decision about her body, to decide if she wants to exercise birth control, get pregnant and when NOT to have sex. Physical coercion alone is […]
Germany Moves to Recognize Islam
Three German states, Hamburg and Hesse and Bremen have recognized Muslim groups as official religious bodies, paving the way for Muslims to offer their own religion classes in schools and […]
Why Ban Cousin Marriages?
Einstein married Elsa Löwenthal — his first cousin, in 1919 Source: The Huffington Post By Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist Never go to a barber shop while […]
Man gets 5 years for insulting Islam on Facebook
The Jakarta Post: The Bandung High Court has added one more year to the prison term of Sebastian Joe, who was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for the blasphemy of […]
Air cadets rewrite their oath to remove God from pledge
theguardian: Jamie Doward and Ella Fraser-Thoms. Humanist association wins campaign to recognise many recruits are non-believers. One of the UK’s largest and most respected youth organisations will no longer compel its new members to take a religious oath. In a move that delighted the British Humanist Association (BHA), the Air […]
British Airways Christian employee wins Discrimination case
Source: BBC A British Airways employee suffered discrimination at work over her Christian beliefs, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Judges ruled Nadia Eweida’s rights had been violated […]
Democracy and Freedoms in Islam
By Sinem Tezyapar Surely, one of the most debated topics of the day is how Muslims view Christians and Jews, the rights of religious minorities in Muslim-majority countries, and whether […]
Different Faces of Prof. Tahir ul Qadri: You be the Judge!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Epigraph: “Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. O […]