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Pakistan: Brisk business in flammable American flags; production hits 500 per hour

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Friend and ally! “US ‘inflammable’ flags sold out in Pakistan,” from AGI, October 3 (thanks to C. Cantoni): (AGI) Islamabad – In Pakistan, the US flags are a hot item. In fact, they are burned by the thousands in protest against the movie on Mohammed. The student wing of the Shiite party Majlis-e-Wahadatul Muslimeen, for […]

Pakistan: Three witnesses whose testimony supported Christian girl accused of blasphemy have changed their statements

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You didn’t think they were going to just let her go, did you? “Setback for Pakistani teen facing blasphemy charges,” by Reza Sayah and Nasir Habib for CNN, October 1 (thanks to Twostellas): Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Three witnesses whose testimony could absolve a 14-year-old Pakistani girl facing life in prison have changed their statements. […]

Sharia in action in Bangladesh: leading Islamic scholars recommend that Pakistani foreign minister be stoned for adultery

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Stoning adulterers is not “extremist”; it is Islamic law. The caliph Umar, one of Muhammad’s closest companions, even maintained that it was originally in the Qur’an: ‘Umar said, “I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, “We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the […]

Pakistan: Muslims beat bishop as he was leaving church

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Will the Islamophobia never end? See, this is all our fault. If we just outlawed criticism of Islam, these Muslims would not have been enraged, and the bishop would not have been beaten. Capisce? “Pakistani protestant bishop injured in Lahore,” from AGI, September 29 (thanks to C. Cantoni): (AGI) Rome- Pakistan Christians are under attack […]

Pakistan: Islamic supremacist leader says Obama waging religious war against Muslims, should prosecute Muhammad filmmaker or hand him over

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“Obama’s statements have caused a religious war” — that is, his quite tepid statements mildly explaining that the U.S. valued the freedom of speech and thus could not outlaw blasphemy against Islam. Yet. “Pakistan Islamist accuses Obama of religious war on Muslims,” by Aisha Chowdhry for Reuters, September 26: (Reuters) – One of Pakistan’s most […]

Pakistan’s president asks UN to ban “hate material” against Muhammad

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Destroy free speech and criminalize criticism of Islam is the Muslim theme at this session of the General Assembly. “Pakistani President blames the West,” from DW, September 26 (thanks to Kalb): Asif Ali Zardari has denounced an anti-Islam film in his address to the UN General Assembly and called for an international ban on it. […]

Pakistani Foreign Minister: “Maybe we do need to rethink how much freedom is okay” regarding criticism of Islam

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Clearly not very much is okay with her. “Pakistani Foreign Minister: ‘Maybe We Do Need to Rethink How Much Freedom is Okay,’” by Michael W. Chapman for CNS News, September 24: (CNSNews.com) — Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told CNN’s “Situation Room” last week that if freedom of speech in the United States provokes […]

Pakistan: Down’s syndrome Christian girl exonerated of blasphemy charge; Muslim cleric charged with blasphemy for burning Qur’an to frame her

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However, the district attorney who should be prosecuting the imam is instead defending him. It is likely that he will be cleared, because framing Christians for blasphemy just isn’t that big an offense in Pakistan. “Cleric found guilty in blasphemy case,” by Malik Asad for Dawn, September 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): […]

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