After he was sentenced to death in January for allegedly burning the Quran, 35-year-old Javad Rouhi mysteriously died while under the custody of the Iranian authorities, sparking anger among Iranians at a time when the first anniversary of the protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death is fast approaching.
A man in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death for his Tweets criticizing the country’s leadership following an intensifying crackdown against dissent in the ultraconservative, Muslim-majority kingdom.
The number of ex-Muslims worldwide is growing continuously, and India, where Muslims comprise a significant minority, is no exception. With the help of the Internet, ex-Muslims in India and elsewhere are finding ways to share their thoughts and connect while retaining their anonymity.
A teacher in India is being investigated by authorities after a video of her encouraging students to slap their seven-year-old Muslim classmate surfaced on social media, sparking outrage across the country.
Outrage in India over video of teacher telling kids to slap Muslim student https://t.co/q5FEuaHtkP
An imam in the United Kingdom stirred anger after a video of him lecturing how to stone women to death went viral on social media, with his mosque facing an investigation from authorities after public funding was stopped after the video emerged on the Internet.
"UK Imam Lectures On How To Stone Women To Death, Says They Should Be Buried Waist-Deep To Protect Modesty"https://t.co/SfV6T5nEL5
An extremist, anti-LGBTQIA+ militia group stormed a bar in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on the night of August 23 while a drag event was being held, threatening violence against members of the LGBTQIA+ community in a country that is seeing a rising wave of hatred and bigotry against them.
A 50-year-old Indian Muslim man and his wife in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) were reportedly beaten to death with iron rods and sticks by their neighbors on August 18 over their son’s alleged affair with their neighbor’s daughter, who belonged to a different faith.
UP: Muslim Couple 'Beaten to Death' Over Son's Affair With Neighbour's Daughter https://t.co/HQan5MWsAb
An archbishop in one of the most important Catholic dioceses in Germany couldn’t help but express his disappointment on August 18th after he discovered that the employees of his diocese used their work computers to try to access pornographic websites.
The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany’s most important Catholic dioceses, on Friday expressed disappointment that employees used work computers to try to access pornographic websites.https://t.co/PuWNfet9vK
An anti-ISIS channel released what it claimed to be an internal document from the Islamic State’s Al-Karrar Office, part of the organization’s General Directorate of Provinces, containing information on handling wives and slaves infected with HIV/AIDS.
