Ordinance XX- A legal analysis
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 […]
Lawmakers and Advocates Demand Removal of USAID Official as Biden Calls Trump Appointees ‘Islamophobic’
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 […]
‘COVID-19 used by Pak as cover for increased human rights abuses’
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, […]
U.S. Senate leader expects vote soon on seeking China sanctions over Uighurs
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 […]
Op-Ed. Pakistani Religious Zealots’ obsession with Ahmadis: a non-issue in 2020
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: […]
How long will Pakistan continue to marginalise Ahmadis?
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 […]
Surviving as an Ahmadi in Pakistan
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 […]
The US churches and pastors ignoring ‘stay-at-home’ orders
Concerted effort to protect religious freedoms is playing out as some states exempt houses of worship from stay-home orders In executive orders issued in quick succession this week, DeSantis designated […]
Algeria intensifies harassment of religious minorities
After a two month lull, following heavy criticism on the forced closure of Christian churches in the Kabylie region, the authorities in Algeria resumed their repression against Christians this week, […]
Indonesian Government Deploys ‘Mosque Hunters’ Who Use Drones to Combat Radicalism
Indonesia is home to an estimated 700,000 mosques, and some of them are teeming with radical ideologies. by Adi Renaldi ; translated by Jade Poa 22 January 2020 How […]
Bandung, city of human rights?
Fanny Syariful Alam On 10 December 2015 Bandung’s then mayor Ridwan Kamil signed the Bandung City of Human Rights Charter, honouring the city’s official commitment to uphold the human rights […]
The trouble with religious freedom
Clifford D. May Clifford D. May is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a columnist for The Washington Times. Some members of Congress disapprove of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s prioritization of “freedom of religion or belief.” But this fight may be part of a […]
75 Percent Support Freedom of Religious Businesses to Operate According to Beliefs
Source: Christian Headline Three-quarters of Americans believe business owners should have the freedom to run their businesses according to their religious beliefs, although Democrats and Republicans differ sharply about the […]
Study: Majority Strongly Support Religious Freedom
Source: Newsmax By Jeffrey Rodack A new study reveals the majority of Americans strongly support religious freedom and oppose government interference in religion. The study is part of the Becket […]
British government notes ‘deterioration’ of religious liberty in several countries
Charles Collins Oct 23, 2019 MANAGING EDITOR LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Religious freedom has deteriorated in several countries during the first half of 2019, according to a statement published […]
U.S. will aim to persuade others to ‘call out’ China over Uighurs at U.N. – Pompeo
Sep 7, 2019 Swissinfo.ch By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would use the United […]
Muslim women ‘sterilised’ in China detention camps, say former detainees
‘It’s like we were just a piece of meat,’ says Gulbahar Jalilova Peter Stubley The Independent Uighur Muslim women are being sterilised at internment camps for ethnic and religious minorities […]
The fate of Pakistani Ahmadis: Implications of Anti-Ahmadiyya Ordinance 1984
Busharat Elahi Jamil August 8, 2019 “We stand by our declarations that members of every community will be treated as citizens of Pakistan with equal rights and privileges and […]
Islamophobia is not the problem here – it’s Muslims hating Muslims
By Dr Campbell Campbell-Jack FROM today until Sunday the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam is holding a Jalsa Salana near the Hampshire village of East Worldham, population 310. It is expected […]
Hashtag campaign against Pakistani religious minority group during PM Khan’s US visit
Posted 4 August 2019 Pakistan’s minority Ahmadiyya community has been subject to persecution since the 1953 Anti-Ahmadiyya Riots in Lahore when religiopolitical parties, including Jamaat-i-Isami, Majlis-i-Ahrarul Islam, Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, agitated […]
