11 February 2012 According to an article in the Guardian, dated 10 February 2012, the government of Saudi Arabia used the Interpol system to arrest a journalist. Twenty-three year old, Hamza Kashgari, was arrested in Malaysia. Here are some brief excerpts from the article: Kashgari, a newspaper columnist, fled Saudi Arabia after posting a tweet [...]
Jul 202011
According to an article at the Asssyrian International News Agency (19 July 2011), Christian pastor Yosef Nadarkhani has been officially asked to renounce his faith before being executd. Asking the condemned to return to Islam does not mean that he would be spared. The Islamic punishment for a male who turns his back on Islam [...]
10 April 2011 An article in Expactica, dated 10 April 2011, reports that a Frenchman has been arrested for “inciting racial hatred.” The article reports that the Frenchman was turned in by Abdelaziz Choukri, director of a local mosque. Here is a brief excerpt from the article: A Frenchman was due to go on trial [...]
Apr 102011
09 April 2011 An article from Agenzia Fides, dated 09 April 2011, reports that Christian Arif Masih has been arrested and accused of Blasphemy. The article reports that Arif is accused of ripping pages from a Quran and “writing a threatening letter to Muslims for embracing Christianity.” The last probably is supposed to mean that [...]
Apr 072011
06 April 2011 An article from the Malaysian National News Agency, dated April 6th 2011, reports that non-Muslims can be imprisoned for quoting the Quran. Such action, the article says, is to ensure harmony among all races in the country. The judicial tools, by which the harmony will be enforced, include the following crimes: [...]
Apr 032011
02 April 2011 The Jakarta Post, in an article dated 02 April 2011, reports that the United Development Party (PPP) has “officially” rejected and condemned the presence of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Indonesia. According to the article, the PPP believes the Ahmadiyya sect is a taint that threatens Islam. This rejection, the PPP says, is for [...]
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01 April 2011 An article in CDN, dated 31 March 2011, reports that a judge in Bangladesh has set a 25 year old Christian man free. Biplob Marandi, was convicted of “Creating Chaos at a Religious Gathering.” The judge ordered him set free. Here is a brief excerpt from the article: On Feb. 28 he [...]
Apr 012011
31 March 2011 An article published at News.In.MSN.com reports that a man was arrested and charged with blasphemy in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Ghulam Mustafa was arrested and charged with burning pages of the Quran in his home. Here are some brief excerpts from the article: Police at Seetal Mari near Multan registered an FIR against [...]
