Yet another example of the misuse of blasphemy laws, as is noted below. They are all too often used to settle scores, gain an advantage over a Christian rival, exact revenge for a perceived slight, etc. “Pakistan to hang Christian for ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp images sent by Muslim,” by Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald, June 6, 2023 […]
Pakistan: Muslim policeman opens fire on Christian school van, murdering two girls, wounding five others
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Pakistan: Bishops’ Patience Exhausted After Killings at Catholic School,” by Daniela Bovolenta, Bitter Winter, June 1, 2023 (thanks to Tom): Pakistan’s Catholic Bishops learned […]
‘In Pakistan, there is no difference between meat and women’
The Qur’an teaches that Infidel women can be lawfully taken for sexual use (cf. its allowance for a man to take “captives of the right hand,” 4:3, 4:24, 23:1-6, 33:50, 70:30). The Qur’an says: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves of their […]
Pakistan: Muslim employers and police beat and confine pregnant Christian
Reliance of the Traveller, a classic manual of Islamic sacred law, explains matter-of-factly that “the indemnity for the death or injury of a woman is one-half the indemnity paid for a man. The indemnity paid for a Jew or Christian is one-third the indemnity paid for a Muslim. The indemnity paid for a Zoroastrian is […]
Pakistan: Islamic jihadis storm energy plant, murder six people
Why are countries that are jihadi hotspots generally so poor and undeveloped? Here’s why. “50 Islamist terrorists storm Pakistan energy plant, killing 6,” Reuters, May 23, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Islamist terrorists stormed a natural gas and oil extraction plant in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing four police and two private guards, […]
Pakistan: Muslim axes his wife to death and injures his daughter after developing suspicion over their character
In the Qur’an, a mysterious figure, known as Khidr in Islamic tradition, kills a boy in an apparently random and gratuitous attack. He then explains: “And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should substitute for […]
Pakistan: Sharia hardliners blow up two girls’ schools
Those who destroy girls’ schools believe that it is un-Islamic to give girls an education. “Terrorists blow up two girls’ schools in North Waziristan,” by Rasool Dawar, The News International, May 22, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): In another extremist act, terrorists blew up two girls’ schools in the Mir Ali sub-division of […]
Pakistan: Muslim murders his sister because he thought she had ‘illicit relations’
In the Qur’an, a mysterious figure, known as Khidr in Islamic tradition, kills a boy in an apparently random and gratuitous attack. He then explains: “And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should substitute for […]
Pakistan: Two Christians charged with blasphemy over puppy’s name
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are the cause of numerous human rights abuses, but no one in the international “human rights organizations” cares. To be concerned about such matters would be “Islamophobic.” “Two Christian Teens Detained In Blasphemy Case In Lahore,” Friday Times, May 20, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A blasphemy case under Section […]
Pakistan’s Political Crisis Exposes A Wider Regional Security Threat
The instability of Pakistan amid the recent Imran Khan political crisis highlights a wider regional geopolitical security threat. The arrest of the former prime minister demonstrates a growing divide over Islamic jihad activity in the country, particularly in the Kashmir regions and other territories where sectarian violence is commonplace. Jihad activity has been growing in […]