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Note why they can’t stop discrimination against women. From AsiaNews, with thanks to Nicolei: Islamabad (AsiaNews) — In its “˜State of Human Rights Report” for 2004, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that the situation of human rights in the country is abysmal. The Report’s six chapters trace an upward trend in violence […]

Sharia alert. Killed for a kiss? That’s even stricter than Indonesia. “Pak actress says fatwa issued against her,” from Mid-day.com, with thanks to Twostellas: Pakistani actress Meera has claimed that she has been getting threatening calls from a religious organisation in Pakistan for her work in a Hindi film. Meera, who is starring in Soni […]

Sharia alert. From AsiaNews, with thanks to Emergency Room: Islamabad (AsiaNews) — A new attempt is underway to reinforce Islamic fundamentalism at the expense of religious freedom and religious minorities. Mian Nadir Shah, a Member of the North-Western Frontier (NWFP) Provincial Assembly, tabled two private bills that would ban music and dancing in public places […]

Sharia alert. Last night after I gave a talk a gentleman confronted me with the fact that only two states today fully implement Sharia — as if the rest of the Islamic world has nothing to do with it. In fact, it is advancing everywhere. Sir, this one’s for you. “MMA MPA seeks law against […]

“Islamic extremists trash Pakistani TV offices after Peres interview,” from AFP, with thanks to Ali Dashti: KARACHI (AFP) – Islamic extremists ransacked the offices of a private Pakistani television channel the day after it broadcast an interview with Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres, police said. A Geo television official said the incident appeared to […]

Death is the traditional penalty for blasphemy, as well as the current penalty in Pakistani law. Such laws are frequently used against Christians and other religious minorities there — which is why State ought to make their repeal the price of friendship with the United States. From AP, “Militants threaten Christian man in Pakistan after […]

In Islam, the emphasis is on purity. The emphasis here is not so much on the fact that this poor woman is a victim, but that she sullies the purity of the community. It is a positive development at least that the PMA official has called for the jirga to be arrested. From the Daily […]

Busy tourist update. Of course, here is another innocent Muslim engaging in innocent activities and wrongfully arrested. I would find such assertions more credible if law enforcement officials had ever arrested and tried a Muslim that Islamic advocacy groups acknowledged was guilty. From the Charlotte Observer, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Kamran Akhtar, suspected […]

Why is this a story for Dhimmi Watch? Because it is part of the culture that, because of the supine dhimmitude of Western authorities, is moving West “” and only very recently are officials waking up to it. From Reuters, with thanks to Twostellas: MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Five family members were murdered in a […]