Almost a week after the British government finally banned one of the most controversial Islamist organizations in the world, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has suspended a general practitioner (GP) from a town in Greater London who heads the group.
“EXCLUSIVE: who heads newly outlawed Islamist group 'suspended' by NHS England” - Jewish News https://t.co/CsCCckmwwu
Hatun Tash, a Christian preacher and ex-Muslim known for her public preaching, activism, and criticism of Islam, was finally located after her friends and family said they hadn’t seen her for more than a month.
Just weeks after two Iranian women were given harsh sentences for refusing to follow Iran’s strict and mandatory hijab law, another protester was put to death for allegedly killing a policeman during a protest near Tehran in 2022 amidst the massive demonstrations against the regime after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police.
Mohammad Ghobadlou: Iran executes protester with mental health condition https://t.co/moz2uazENP
The British government is finally set to ban one of the most controversial Islamist organizations in the United Kingdom as a terrorist organization, accusing it of antisemitism and praising Hamas for its deadly surprise attack against Israel on October 7th last year.
Netflix is facing another backlash from right-wing Hindu nationalists in India over a film for its depiction of a deity and member of a traditionally vegetarian caste cooking and eating meat.
Netflix pulls Indian film after backlash from rightwing Hindu groups https://t.co/VFJQUC6ouw
The Islamic Republic started the year 2024 with more repression against Iranian women after a woman was sentenced to 74 lashes for refusing to follow the regime’s strict Islamic dress code, while another was handed a two-year prison sentence for refusing to wear the hijab.
Before Hamas launched a deadly surprise attack on Israel that claimed the lives of 1,200 Israelis and the subsequent offensive by Israel against the terrorist group that left over 23,000 Gazans dead, Hamas and its leaders were already unpopular among the vast majority of Gazans, according to a report by the Arab Barometer.
It’s 2024, but medieval punishments such as amputation for theft continue to live on in Iran. A human rights organization advocating for Iranians learned that authorities have sentenced two suspects to finger amputation after they were accused of theft.
For the first time since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces in 2021, the Islamic fundamentalist group officially confirmed that they have arrested women in the country’s capital, Kabul, for wearing “bad hijab.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stoked controversy over his claims that God once spoke through him, leading to sharp ridicule and criticism by Iranians on social media.