To this day, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Nigeria all enforce the death penalty for blasphemy. Others, such as Turkey and Syria, jail those who insult Islam and/or Muhammad. There is no freedom of speech or religion in Islam.
Frenzied mobs can also be found in countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh, which execute “blasphemers” in the streets.
Those who killed Jahangir for insulting Islam proved him correct in his unfavorable views about Islam.
“Bangladesh spiritual leader killed by mob over ‘insult to Islam,’” WION, April 12, 2026:
Mob violence in Bangladesh leaves self-proclaimed spiritual leader Shamim Reza Jahangir dead after attack in Kushtia. Incident linked to alleged blasphemous remarks highlights rising religious tensions since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, with police launching an investigation.
A spiritual leader was beaten to death by a mob in Bangladesh on Saturday (Apr 11), officials said. This is the latest violence fuelled by religious tensions in the country. Muslim-majority Bangladesh has seen a sharp rise in religious intolerance and mob violence since the 2024 uprising that toppled the government of former premier Sheikh Hasina. The religious leader has been identified as Shamim Reza Jahangir, believed to be in his 60s, died from his injuries after hundreds of people stormed his residence in Kushtia district. Jahangir thrashed him with sticks, said chief administrative official Touhid bin Hasan, according to AFP. The mob reportedly angered after an old video of the man resurfaced online on Friday. It allegedly showed him claiming that those who wrote the Quran were illiterate and those who read it were worse off.
“Sensing that something might happen, police went to the spot, and the administration tried their best. But an angry mob of more than 200 people attacked his residence,” bin Hasan said. Jahangir was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police sources told AFP that Jahangir had been briefly arrested in 2021 for making comments that angered villagers….
Tony says
Islam is Islamic Law or Sharia, and Muslims impose Sharia on all Muslims and on Non-Muslims as taught in Islam’s Qur’an to gain ultimate power and control(Qur’an 1:5; 3:51,1 01, 118; 5:48, etc.). Allah expects all Muslim believers to war against all non-Muslims with MUSLIM MONEY and with MUSLIM LIVES until the Unbelievers convert to Islam or face Muslim violence to make Islam supreme. Allah in Qur’an 8:39 says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…” As a result, Non-Muslims are marked for death by Islam and its Muslims.
Westman says
“Jahangir thrashed him with sticks, said chief administrative official Touhid bin Hasan, according to AFP.”
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A more expanded coverage including a picture of the victim: https://www.thedailystar.net/news/crime-justice/news/mob-hacks-pir-death-kushtia-4149171
This story illustrates how Islam limits the potential of believers lives by being their main education and also with that ignorance it also takes the lives of anyone who questions it.
India, Kashmir, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are all limited below their potential by Islam. Churchill was accurate in his description.
abu taleb says
If someone bears the name Muhamamd, rapes a girl and justifying his action using Quran, and robs and kills a person while shouting “allahu akbar”, he is not doing blasphemy, instead he is praised for his devotion to Islam. Islam is the true evil.
James Lincoln says
Islam itself cannot be insulted.
Only its followers can be insulted.
OLD GUY says
Coming to a neighborhood near you sooner than you think. Islam brings nothing but hate and violence to non-islamic countries. Stop the migration now.