What’s behind all the blasphemy accusations? Sex. Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. In Pakistan, Aneeqa Ateeq, a 26-year-old woman, has been sentenced to be “hanged by her neck till she is dead” over a “blasphemous” […]
Pakistan: Woman to be ‘hanged by her neck till she is dead’ for Muhammad images on WhatsApp
26-year-old Aneeqa Ateeq’s crime was depicting images of Muhammad for her WhatsApp status. In Pakistan, any potential insult, perceived insult, or even the vengeful conjuring up of an accusation about insulting Muhammad is harshly punished, in keeping with Islamic law. (See Abu Dawud Book 38 no 4348.) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan seeks to export […]