U.K. Thought Police Send Man to Prison
Another victim claimed by Islamic blasphemy laws in the West.
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Killing Comedy in the New Egypt
The Arab world’s most famous funny-man, Adel Imam, is sentenced in court for “defaming Islam.”
Pakistan: Protesters denounce death sentence for assassin of governor who criticized blasphemy law as a move "to please the Jewish lobby"
Pakistan has a "Jewish lobby?" That alone is breaking news. But this behavior is nothing new. When the assassin, Mumtaz Qadri was first arrested, he was showered with rose petals and even Valentine’s Day gifts. No guilty verdict against him would be acceptable to them. His death sentence, if it…
Pakistan moves ahead with case against 17-year-old accused of "blasphemy" on school exam
"It was reported by a professor that he wrote some blasphemous remarks in the answer sheets of Physics and Islamic Studies papers." And so authorities threw the book at Syed Samiullah, complete with recourse to a handwriting expert and psychiatric evaluations. The latter may save him from the blasphemy laws’…
MPAC chief comes out against blasphemy law, misrepresents Muhammad in the process
MPAC’s al-Marayati concludes this piece by saying that "we must earn our respect as Muslims by working for the prosperity of our societies. We must seek essential reforms that, along with our own honorable actions, will protect and exalt the name of Islam. The Quran provides a response to defamation…
Pakistan: Christian accused of "blasphemy" dies in prison under suspicious circumstances
If you’re accused of blasphemy in Pakistan, your life is essentially over. If the governing authorities don’t get you, jihadist vigilantes will. This is a human rights issue crying out for the world community to address, but no one has the courage to do so, because doing so might offend…
Facebook accepts Sharia, apologizes to Pakistan over “blasphemous” Motoons
No apology forthcoming here Facebook kowtows to violent intimidation and threats, and accepts Islamic restrictions on free speech. And Iran’s Press TV is dead chuffed. Free Speech Death Watch Update: “Facebook apologizes over blasphemy,” from PressTV, May 31: Pakistan says Facebook has apologized to the country and has removed the…
Malaysian op-ed warns “blasphemy” may lead to “apostasy” — but what does apostasy lead to?
In Islamic law, apostasy leads to death — something this writer conveniently leaves out. But that fact is crucial in understanding the often violent hostility sparked by perceived to insults to Islam, and the threats frequently faced by Muslim skeptics and would-be reformers even on the most minor of levels….
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