Macron hails French Muslim charter against extremism
By AFP – Jan 18,2021 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron praised French Muslim leaders on Monday after they agreed on a “charter of principles” aimed at combatting […]
By AFP – Jan 18,2021 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron praised French Muslim leaders on Monday after they agreed on a “charter of principles” aimed at combatting […]
(RNS) — Threats to religious freedom around the world are on the rise — from the persecution of Uighur Muslims, Christians and others in China, to Ahmadis in Pakistan, to […]
13 January, 2021 by ANI New York [US], January 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2021 said that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan government intensified its crackdown on the media, political opponents and civil society in 2020, while failing to stem violence against women and minorities. The […]
12/18/2020, 14.07ALGERIA – ISLAM by Kamel Abderrahmani Illiberal laws try to impose a certain view as an absolute “truth”. The law and justice system are used to target Muslim minorities […]
ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM The incoming U.S. president must hold China and other countries accountable for religious persecution—and counter Beijing’s global campaign to destroy human rights. BY KNOX THAMES | […]
JAN 2nd, 2020 The afaq khoja mausoleum in Kashgar is one of the holiest places in Xinjiang, a region in the far west of China. The site is politically charged, […]
Source: News Desk The Jakarta Post Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, the newly appointed religious affairs minister, has promised to uphold the rights of the Shia and Ahmadiyah minority religious groups and […]
Saiha Maaz FREEDOM OF RELIGION 19th December 2020 The liberal understanding of religion lays great emphasis on freedom of choice and the right to change beliefs. The right to follow […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY Insulting people’s beliefs has nothing to do with freedom, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, decrying rising anti-Muslim sentiment in Western countries. “You have been closely following the […]
Source: Business Recorder By Hassan Abbas; 09 Sep 2020 LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution against a report by parliamentarians from the United Kingdom in favour […]
Source: Gandhara Supporters of Khalid Khan, the man who killed Tahir Nasim, who was in court on blasphemy charges, protest in Peshawar on July 31. Police in Pakistan have filed […]
Source: MSN and Associated Press BY KATHY GANNON PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — It’s been a tough month for religious minorities in Pakistan, and observers warn of even tougher times ahead […]
A year on from the Bishop of Truro’s independent review of Christian persecution, a series of new measures have been introduced to protect vulnerable faith and belief groups around the […]
Source: Daily Times Last week marked 36 years since the mighty General, Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth and longest-serving head of the state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan promulgated the infamous […]
A participant holds a campaign sign for former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, during the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus at the Islamic and Education Center Ezan mosque […]
19 May 2020 Brussels, [Belgium] May 18 (ANI): The coronavirus crisis, sweeping the world has been used by Pakistan as a cover for increased human rights abuses in many forms, […]
Source Swiss Info WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he expects the chamber to move soon to pass a bill that would call on […]
The Writer, a Pakistani law student, from the University of Maryland, United States argues that if Jacquline Kennedy were to fly PIA today she would not make her famous statement: […]
By Raza Habib Raja Published: May 5, 2020 Tweet Email One thing I have often heard from some ‘moderate’ Pakistanis is that we are more rational and thoughtful than Indians […]
Source: Pulitzer Center By Ayilah Chaudhary After a decade’s worth of service in Pakistan’s Armed Forces, Ali Akhtar Tariq, a 38-year-old aeronautical engineer, says he was demoted, threatened, and eventually […]