First came news this week that almost 20% of high school and university students in so-called “moderate” Indonesia support the establishment of a caliphate; now there is an App to support the Islamic State in that country. Indonesia is becoming increasingly sharia-compliant and dangerous, even for tourists. According to Kiagus Ahmad Badarudin, chairman of the […]
Pakistan: Christian gets death penalty for ‘un-Islamic’ WhatsApp text
“Nadeem (James) is uneducated and could not have possibly sent that text message. I am sure that Bashir had downloaded the alleged blasphemous text onto Nadeem’s phone and then forwarded it to his cell number to frame him.” These kinds of human rights abuses revolving around Pakistan’s blasphemy law happen frequently, but no one is […]
India: Muslims hack man to death for atheist post on Facebook
Blasphemy laws are encoded in the Sharia, which Muslims consider to be divine law. If a government does not impose a death sentence for blasphemy, an individual Muslim might decide to step in as judge and executioner, if he believes that in doing so, he is serving and protecting the name of Allah. (Quran 6:93) – “Who can […]
US-based Muslims divorce their wives in India using WhatsApp
Both women were divorced unilaterally. “Hussaini, who lives in the US sent three words over WhatsApp – Talaq, Talaq, Talaq – and completed the process of divorce.” That was all that Islamic law required. If, however, Heena Fatima had sought a divorce, she would have had to go before a Sharia court and convince it […]