An Indonesian woman was sentenced to 2 years for blasphemy. She posted a TikTok video reciting Muslim prayer before eating pork. Critics say blasphemy laws erode Indonesia’s reputation for tolerance. This week, an Indonesian court handed down a two-year prison sentence to a woman for violating the country’s blasphemy law. Her offense was posting a … Read more
PTA blocked Wikipedia over blasphemous content The platform is being blocked for 48 hours Restoration would subject to removal of unlawful content ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked the services of Wikipedia in the country over blasphemous content. The PTA said in a statement that the website failed to remove the blasphemous content. It … Read more
CAA employee threatened a Christian female security officer DG CAA took notice and dismissed the clearing agent The man threatened to lodge blasphemy against the security in-charge KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) dismissed an employee who threatened a Christian female security officer with blasphemy charges over a dispute at the airport. Director General CAA … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the highly “provocative and sacrilegious” remarks against the Holy Prophet (PBUH) by BJP official and member of the state legislative assembly of the Indian state of Telangana Raja Singh. This is the second time in the last three months that a senior BJP leader has made disrespectful comments against our … Read more
The controversy is an “internal issue” for India, and it is not an attention-getting matter in Bangladesh, minister says. Hasan Mahmud congratulated the Indian government for taking legal action in the case. He stressed that any comment defaming the Prophet should be condemned. A senior Bangladeshi minister dismisses criticism that the country’s government is “compromising” … Read more
The Lady Of Heaven, a controversial British film, is banned in Morocco due to its “blatant distortion of recognized facts in Islamic history.” It has the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Lady Fatimah. Raed UK theatre chain Cineworld has already cancelled screenings of the film. The Lady Of Heaven, a controversial British film, is … Read more
Expats who took part in a protest against BJP spokespersons’ statements on Prophet Muhammad would be deported. The administration gives orders to detain any expats who participated in the Fahaheel protest on Friday. They will be deported, according to sources, since they broke Kuwaiti legislation. Expats who took part in a protest against BJP spokespersons’ … Read more
Police in New Delhi have filed a charge against a spokesperson for “inciting people on divisive lines”. Many Muslim-majority countries have criticised India after Nupur Sharma made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The BJP has suspended Sharma and ordered its representatives to speak more responsibly. NEW DELHI: Police in New Delhi announced on … Read more
Posters were put on a bridge in Surat, Gujarat, calling for the arrest of Nupur Sharma. The identity of the poster’s creator has yet to be determined, according to police. The perpetrators behind the posters are being tracked down using CCTV video. As fury over remarks against the Prophet Muhammad rises, posters were put on … Read more
According to The Hindu, a first information report (FIR) has been filed against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for making insulting and vile remarks about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Maharashtra Police have summoned her to appear before investigative investigators on June 22 to give a statement about her alleged offensive remarks. Sharma has been notified via email … Read more
Police claimed Saturday that an irate mob went on the rampage in Bauchi, northern Nigeria, over alleged blasphemy by a Christian resident, the third such incident in days in the largely Muslim portion of the country. Blasphemy is highly sensitive in Africa’s most populous country, which is almost equally divided between the mostly Christian south … Read more
Sokoto, Nigeria’s northwestern city, lifted a 24-hour curfew imposed after the killing of a Christian student accused of blasphemy sparked unrest. Deborah Samuel, a student at Shehu Shagari College of Education, was stoned to death and her body was burned last week by a group of Muslim students who claimed she insulted Prophet Muhammad in … Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari “strongly condemned” the stoning to death of a Christian student the day before on blasphemy claims against the Prophet Muhammad. An angry mob of students stoned Deborah Samuel and burned her body on Thursday in the northwest city of Sokoto after she made a post on social media they deemed offensive … Read more
Nigerian religious leaders have demanded justice for the killing of a Christian student accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad, who was stoned to death. Deborah Samuel was stoned and her body was burned by an angry mob of students in the northwest city of Sokoto on Thursday after she published a social media post … Read more
Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch, famous for his paintings and performances of the use of animal blood and carcasses, died at age 83, his family said Tuesday. Nitsch died at a clinic in Lower Austria province on Monday, his niece instructed AFP. “Hermann Nitsch died peacefully at the age of 83 after a serious illness,” a … Read more
For the violent mob execution of a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of blasphemy, a Pakistani court sentenced six men to death and scores more to prison terms ranging from two years to life. Last December 3, a vigilante attack in Sialkot sparked uproar, prompting then-Prime Minister Imran Khan to call it a “day of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has summoned an extraordinary meeting on December 20 to examine the causes leading to incidents such as the mob lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot earlier this month. On December 3, Priyantha Kumara, who was working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was tortured … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Religious scholars from all sects on Tuesday called the levelling of blasphemy charges against anyone without evidence is an un-Islamic act. During a joint press conference in Islamabad scholars of different sects condemned the lynching of a Sri Lankan citizen by a mob in Sialkot. The scholars who addressed the press conference included Pir … Read more
Indonesian National Police have separately arrested and detained Muslim and Christian preachers on blasphemy charges. According to the details, On August 25 Muhammad Kece, a Christian preacher, was arrested in Bali for committing alleged blasphemy against Islam. The authorities along with other charges charged the Christain preacher with changing the word “Allah” in the Islamic … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that relations between Pakistan and Tunisia are based on shared beliefs, history and culture. According to the details, Prime Minister Imran Khan made these remarks while talking to Tunisian Ambassador to Pakistan Borhene El Kamel in Islamabad. During the meeting, the Tunisian Ambassador handed over a letter from President … Read more
French Interior Minister Gérald Moussa Darmanin says the administration will monitor dozens of mosques and places of worship on suspicion of extremist teachings. The surveillance is part of a crackdown on extremism in France following the attacks. According to the French news agency AFP, Gerald Dermanin told local radio station RTL that the 76 places … Read more
The Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy’s (IMSD) members have sentenced the beheading of a school teacher in Paris, Samuel Paty. The act is to be carried out by an 18 year old Muslim, Abdullah Anzorov, who was offended by cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H) shown to the class on the topic of free speech … Read more
A man of Pakistani descent detained in connection with a knife attack near the former offices of the blasphemous cartoon magazine Charlie Hebdo in the French capital, Paris, has been charged with terrorism. According to the foreign news agency AP, the accused told investigators that he reacted angrily to the publication of blasphemous sketches of … Read more
Marvi Sirmed, Pakistani journalist and the human right defender has once again got into controversy for making sarcastic comments about the state’s practice of enforced disappearance in Balochistan. She referred the Balochis with Hazrat Isa (A.S) that people have started to take her comment in blasphemy context. Netizens started a trend on Twitter asking the … Read more
The Punjab Assembly, while enacting historic legislation, unanimously passed a bill to stop blasphemy against the last Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and His Companions. Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervez Elahi chaired a meeting of Punjab assembly at a local hotel due to coronavirus. The Punjab Assembly passed a resolution against books having blasphemous material against the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan held meeting with renowned religious scholars from all schools of thought here on Thursday. According to details, the objectives of the meeting is to highlight issue of Indian occupied Kashmir, protection of Namoos-e-Risalat and to focus on vision for development of the country. The scholars accredited Prime Minister’s speech at the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad agreed on possible measures to counter Islamophobia. Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia have announced to jointly start an English language channel, dedicated to confronting the challenges posed by Islamophobia. Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted explaining the need of English language … Read more
Legal authorities in Pakistan began proceedings against major media houses GEO News. The concerned parties were issued notices after GEO’s show Utho Jago Pakistan aired sensitive religious material, creating outrage among the general public. All the accused parties, including morning show host Shaista Lodhi and actress Veena Malik, were charged under different sections of the … Read more
