The blasphemy laws are a supremacist tool aimed at scaring non-Muslims and dissenting Muslims into silence and keeping them in line according to the whims of their overlords, as are all assaults on free speech that aim to suppress criticism of Islam. “Harassment: Three Ahmedis accused under blasphemy laws,” by Rana Tanveer for the Express […]
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Pakistan: Asia Bibi, a Christian jailed on false “blasphemy” charges, to spend another Christmas in prison
Does Pakistan think it makes its Islamic republic look strong and powerful to persecute this woman and reduce her to this state? Quite to the contrary, it conveys a sense of fear, both that Islam cannot stand on its own merits in the free market of ideas, and of angering violent Islamic supremacists who may […]
Pakistan: Heightened jihad threat at churches as Christmas approaches
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Heightened terror threat at churches on Christmas,” by Asad Kharal for The Express Tribune, December 19 (thanks to all who sent this in): LAHORE: The police met with Christian leaders to discuss security measures at churches on Monday, after intelligence reports warned of a heightened threat of terrorist attacks on […]
California: Muslim woman misunderstands Islam, indicted for sending money to Pakistan to fund jihad terror attacks on U.S. military personnel
Yet another. This woman is Turkish, not Pakistani. That makes it likely that the only interest she would have in sending money to Pakistan to pay for attacks on U.S. forces was motivated by Islam’s jihad doctrine. But that will once again be glossed over or ignored entirely by investigating authorities. “California woman faces terrorism-related […]
Pakistan: 675 “honor killings” in the first nine months of 2011
They’re working hard in Pakistan to ensure the Muslim world doesn’t slip from being responsible 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. As this report notes, there is no law against domestic violence. Such legislation stalled out in the assembly in 2009 with resistance on Islamic grounds. It would run the risk of prohibiting something Allah […]
Pakistan: Man cuts off teenage wife’s lips and nose; police refuse to register a case against him
As this story notes, resistance to stronger legislation against domestic violence has come from “religious parties” — that is, those who will tolerate no limitations on the reach of Islamic law. Moving against domestic violence threatens to criminalize what Allah made lawful: the principle that a man can hit (yes, hit) a woman in his […]
Pakistan: 30,000 Islamic supremacists rally to demand Pakistan cut ties with U.S.
If that means we would save our money, I’m all for it. Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: “Pakistani President Returns From Medical Treatment,” by Ashraf Khan for the Associated Press, December 18 (thanks to Wimpy): […] More than 30,000 Islamists rallied against the U.S. in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday, demanding Islamabad cut […]
Pakistan: Christian arrested for burning Qur’an pages after Muslim mob ransacks police station demanding arrest
Yet another Christian victimized by Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, the repeal of which should be at the forefront of international human rights initiatives. “Blasphemy case: Christian man arrested for burning Quranic pages,” from the Express Tribune, December 7: LAHORE: Shahdara police have arrested a Christian man after a charged mob blocked GT Road for three hours […]
Pakistan: Rape victim jailed for “concealing” crime
Catch-22: Report the rape without four witnesses, and risk being thrown into jail for adultery. Try to hide it for fear of adultery charges and other reprisals, and get thrown into jail for “concealing” it. A similar charge was tacked onto the much more widely known case of Gulnaz in Afghanistan. “Victim gets jail term […]
Pakistan to shoot down any drones in its airspace
So, does anyone still say “friend and ally?” “Pakistan says U.S. drones in its air space will be shot down,” from MSNBC, December 11: ISLAMABAD — Pakistan will shoot down any U.S. drone that intrudes its air space per new directives, a senior Pakistani official told NBC News on Saturday. According to the new Pakistani […]