Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content” posted on the social network by Pakistanis. Facebook has agreed to send a team to Pakistan to address reservations about content on the social media site, according to the interior ministry. Blasphemy is a highly sensitive and incendiary issue in Pakistan. Critics say blasphemy … Read more
A Pakistani court has ordered the government to open an investigation into online “blasphemy”, threatening to ban social media networks if they failed to censor content deemed insulting to Islam, lawyers said Thursday. The issue came to the fore in January when five secular activists known for their outspoken views against religious extremism and the … Read more
The head of an Indonesian Muslim hardline group insisted Tuesday that Jakarta’s Christian governor had committed blasphemy as he gave evidence at the city leader’s trial. Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), helped organise mass protests in the Indonesian capital last year over claims that governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama had insulted the … Read more
Pakistan has renewed its vow to root out extremism after a fresh wave of attacks, but a rose-covered shrine in Islamabad built by radicals to glorify an Islamist murderer sends a different message. Followers of Mumtaz Qadri are set to fete him as a hero at his tomb Monday, the start of a three-day festival … Read more
Residents of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, are voting for a new governor, in an election overshadowed by the incumbent’s blasphemy trial. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, is the first Christian and ethnic Chinese leader of the majority Muslim city in more than 50 years. He is on trial for insulting Islam, after he accused … Read more
The governor of Jakarta, a Christian of Chinese descent, has denied he intended to insult Islam, during his blasphemy trial in the Indonesian capital. In an opening statement, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, insisted his comments were aimed at politicians “incorrectly” using a Koranic verse. Security is tight as both detractors and supporters of … Read more
Of all the sins humans commit against the Holy Spirit none is worse than that of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The reason for this is obvious: It is the only sin for which there is no forgiveness. Before we consider this passage, I would like to make several observations. First, if you are a … Read more
Tens of thousands of Muslims are rallying in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, against the city’s Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is accused of insulting the Quran. Protesters chanting, praying and carrying banners gathered at the National Monument in central Jakarta on Friday demanding that Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian popularly known as Ahok, be jailed … Read more