Ahmadi bookstore owner and manager arrested for Blasphemy: Bookstore owner Abul Shukoor and manager Mazhar Ahmad were arrested Wednesday, Dec. 2 from Ahmadiyya Book Depot in Rabwah. Both men were taken to an unknown location after their arrest. According to a leaked charge sheet the men were
Lynched in Pakistan – Murtaza Haider: The lynching of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan near Lahore has shocked Pakistanis and the rest of the world. The despicable act is shocking indeed, yet hardly surprising in Pakistan where, like several other Muslim countries, mob
غلامی رسول ؐ میں – مظہر برلاس: کراچی کی نامور قانون دان غزالہ اعوان نے مجھے نبی پاکؐ کے روضہ مبارک کے اندرونی مناظر کی چند تصاویر بھیجی ہیں، انہوں نے یہ کام بڑی عقیدت اور محبت سے کیا ہے۔ان کے اس فعل نے مجھے دنیا
The Quran does not forbid images of the Prophet: In the wake of the massacre that took place in the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, I have been called upon as a scholar specializing in Islamic paintings of the Prophet to explain whether images of Muhammad are banned
The fatwas that can change Pakistan’s blasphemy narrative: This article is the second in a five-part series on the untold story of Pakistan’s blasphemy law. Read the first part here. Pakistan’s blasphemy law continues to sustain popularity and credence, with death being considered not only the most
Not unlike Benizar Bhutto, Salmaan Taseer was assassinated for his belief in a pluralistic and democratic Pakistan: About the author: Rusty Walker is an educator, author, political commentator, ex-military, from a military family, retired college professor, former Provost (Collins College, U.S.A.), artist, musician and family man. Rusty Walker is an ardent supporter of Pakistan. The Tragic
Deobandi hypocrisy on the Blasphemy Issue: The mere hint of blasphemy allegations is a death knell for Christians, Shias and Ahmadis in Pakistan. However, there are clearly different standards for the powerful Deobandi establishment, which is the primary supplier of militants to various terrorist organizations
EU urges Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws: STRASBOURG – The European parliament called Thursday on Pakistan to overhaul its blasphemy laws with a view to repealing them, saying they were “increasingly used to target” Christians and other minorities. The parliament expressed particular concern about the
توہین رسالت اور دیوبندی مولوی کی منافقت: غور سے پڑھیں! یہ تکفیری مولوی المعروف مفتی محمود الحسن دیوبندی بولتا ہے کہ رسول ﷲ صلی ﷲ علیہ و آلی وسلم نے مبعوث برسالت ہونے کے بعد کئی بار خود کشی کا ارادہ کیا حالاں کہ خود
’میں نے توہین مذہب نہیں کی‘: عاشق مسیح نیو یارک ٹائمز میں لکھے گئے کھلے خط پر انگوٹھا لگاتے ہوئے پاکستان کے صوبہ پنجاب میں عیسائی خاتون آسیہ بی بی کو سنہ 2010 میں توہینِ مذہب کے الزام میں سزائے موت دی گئی تھی۔
How to avoid blasphemy in Pakistan: What a torrid couple of weeks it’s been for anyone who has been accused of blasphemy in Pakistan. And might you there are more people accused than you might think. Starting off with Asia Bibi – she has been
What should Pakistan’s Christians do? – Ayaz Amir: Once upon a time under-class Mohajirs in Karachi, residents not of Clifton and Defence but depressed localities, used to be an object of scorn for other communities, regularly picked upon by the mostly Punjabi police and treated roughly