Malaysia Muslim sect leader gets 10-year sentence
— Jakarta Post reports: “A Malaysian Islamic court sentenced a Muslim sect leader to 10 years in prison and six lashes of a cane Wednesday for spreading false teachings and claiming to be God’s prophet.”
— “Abdul Kahar Ahmad, 59, pleaded guilty in an Islamic Shariah court last month to charges of spreading false doctrine, blasphemy and violating religious precepts.”
— “He had been charged in 2006 but went into hiding for three years to evade trial before Islamic religious police tracked him down in central Selangor state last month.”
Category: Bin Ladenism
reports and articles on those with extremist views that mirror those of Osama Bin Laden
Pakistan Christian Post: Civil Society organization’s call to discuss blasphemy law in Pakistan is positive change
October 25: Pakistan Christians to Launch Movement for Repeal of Pakistan Blasphemy Laws
Pakistan Christian Post: “All Christian Parties Conference to End Blasphemy law set to launch movement”
— “Pakistan Christian Congress PCC extended invitation to leaders and organizations which are struggling to repeal blasphemy law in Pakistan to participate in All Christian Parties Conference on October 25, 2009, at Rawalpindi Press Club.”
Other Reports:
Pakistan: Meeting to suggest changes in blasphemy laws postponed until January 2010
Pakistan — IPS Report on Pakistan Blasphemy Laws
Pakistan Blasphemy law is root cause of violence against Christians — George Murad
Pakistan Christians Call for Justice while Extremists Oppose Changes in “Blasphemy Law”
Pakistan — SAP-PK: Pak Government Hostage to the Extremists Will Not Abolish the Blasphemy Law
Pakistan Christian Post: “Attack on Gojra Christians was supervised by government of Pakistan”
Pakistan: End Blasphemy law Conference by PCC on October 24, noticed in Pope-Zardari meeting
NYC: Repeal blasphemy law in Pakistan. Rev. Fr. Ilyas Gill
Pakistan: Dutch Pakistani Christians will protest to end blasphemy law
Pakistan — ICC report: “Pakistan Grants Bail to 13 Muslims Accused of Carnage Against Christians”
“Pakistani Christians demand repeal of blasphemy law not revision vow of Shahbaz Bhatti”
Pakistan: young Christian man accused of blasphemy killed in prison
Pakistan: Additional Report on Church Burning in Sialkot
Pakistan: extremists threaten life of Catholic minister leading the fight against blasphemy law
Pakistani Christian shall launch movement if Blasphemy Law not repealed. Nazir Bhatti
Pakistan: Extremist blames Gojra massacre of Christians on “Western conspiracy”
Pakistan Celebrates Independence, While Ignoring Religious Persecution and Intolerance
NYC: Protest at United Nations HQ against Extremist Religious Oppression and Blasphemy Laws
Pakistan’s Lahore: Christians took out protests and hoisted black flags to observe “Black Day”
Petition Calling for End of “Blasphemy Laws” in Pakistan
August 10, 2009 – Washington DC: National Press Club “Black Day” Press Conference Videos Online
Pakistan: Christians remember victims of Gojra violence
Pakistan Daily Times: “Blasphemy laws once again in the limelight”
Pakistan, a Catholic activist: petition for the abolition of blasphemy law
Pakistan: More “Blasphemy” Killings — Because Calendar Taken Down
Pakistan: Christians protest against deadly violence
“Pakistan Muslim Groups Threaten More Violence”
Pakistan — Report of Mob Burning Christian Homes for Alleged Extremist “Blasphemy”
Pakistan: Blasphemy laws, a pretext to attack Pakistan’s religious minorities
Pakistan: Mob attacks home of 60-year-old woman in extremist “blasphemy” charge
Pakistan: Christian families in Kasur hide from angry mobs — charges of extremist “blasphemy”
Pakistan — ICC Report: “Muslim Mob Burns Down 100 Christian Homes in Pakistan”
Pakistan: Extremist threaten woman with “blasphemy” charge
UK: How ‘family councils’ help plan honor killings
(UK) How ‘family councils’ help plan honour killings
— Yakin Erturk, former UN expert on violence against women, gives a insight on barbaric practices during Tulay Goren trial
Pakistan: Acid burn victim seeks help to fight her misery
Sudan: Women punished for wearing trousers
Sudan: Women punished for wearing trousers
— IOL ZA: “Two Sudanese women were on Thursday sentenced to 20 lashes and fined for committing an act of indecency by wearing trousers, weeks after a similar case sparked worldwide controversy.”
UK: Muslim woman ‘blackmailed by couple who threatened to show family photos of her wearing Western clothes’
Pakistan: Suicide Attack Targets Women’s Cafeteria at Pakistan University
Pakistan: Suicide Attack Targets Women’s Cafeteria at Pakistan University
Ms. Magazine reports:
— “Two suicide bombers attacked the International Islamic University in Pakistan today, targeting a women’s cafeteria and the Islamic law department. The attack killed at least 4 and wounded 18 others, BBC reports. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack thus far. ”
“One student told the BBC that ‘There were gunshots at first and then two explosions one after the other. One was just outside the gate of the girls’ cafeteria and the other one targeted the head of the department for Sharia studies…I was near that office. Two of my friends were injured, they were taken to the hospital. I am in shock. Now we are not even safe in our universities.'”
Rifqa Bary Case: Runaway Rifqa Bary could be one step closer to returning home
Jordan: Father murders 22-year old daughter
Jordan: Father murders 22-year old daughter
— SMH reports: She got pregnant outside marriage, so father killed her: police
— “in such cases of the so-called ‘honour killings’ a court usually commutes or reduces sentences, particularly if the victim’s family urges leniency”