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 […]
Advancing Religious Freedom Abroad Starts at Home
(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 […]
Pakistan Stepped Up Crackdown On Media, Failed To Stem Violence Against Women, Minorities In 2020: Report
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 […]
The Algerian state, Sunni Islam and violations of religious freedom
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 […]
Why the Persecution of Muslims Should Be on Biden’s Agenda
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 | […]
China uses tourism to smother Xinjiang’s culture Tour buses are as effective as bulldozers
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, […]
Indonesia: New religious affairs minister vows to protect Shia, Ahmadiyah
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 […]
Do We Have the Freedom to Convert? Islam Says, ‘There Should be No Compulsion in Religion’
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 […]
Insulting someone’s faith not freedom, Erdoğan says
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 […]
Punjab Assembly passes resolution against report by UK parliamentarians
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 […]
Rights Bodies Alarmed Over Surge In Pakistan’s Blasphemy Cases
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 […]
Minorities under attack as PM pushes ‘tolerant’ Pakistan
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 […]
New sanctions regime among push to boost protection for persecuted religious groups
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 […]
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 […]
