Islam

Pakistan’s Blasphemy Crisis: Police Officer Murders Blasphemy Accused

A Pakistani police officer shot and killed a man who was being held in custody after he was accused of blasphemy, authorities in Pakistan reported on September 12th. 

From Allah to Arrests: The Unbelievable Fall of the United Nation of Islam

A jury in Kansas convicted six former members of a black Islamic American cult following a 26-day trial of conspiracy to commit forced labor, with sentencing set for February next year.

Pro-Hamas Islamists Win Big in Jordan’s Elections

Jordan’s Islamist opposition party made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on September 10th, winning one-fifth of the parliament’s seats amidst increasing anger and tensions with Israel over the war in Gaza. 

What Happened to the Hindu Teen Attacked for "Blasphemy" in Bangladesh?

Just a month after the student protests in Bangladesh forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina out of power and the creation of an interim government under Muhammad Yunus, a new controversy emerged after a young Bangladeshi Hindu boy was claimed to have been beaten to death by an angry Islamist mob after he allegedly posted derogatory statements against an important religious figure.

'Islamic Republic Loyalists' Gang-Rape Iranian Dissident in Germany

Four men believed to be “Islamic Republic loyalists” were arrested in a western German town for attempting to gangrape an Iranian dissident in an attack that shocked the city, according to reports by the German media.

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