I went to Mecca to find solace. I found acceptance.: At a trying time for Islam, I went on a religious pilgrimage.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/27/umrah-mecca-islam-medina-pilgrimage/
In Iran, Baha’i minority faces persecution even after death: Grave desecrations represent a new attack against Iran's biggest non-Muslim religious minority
timesofisrael.com/in-iran-bahai-minority-faces-persecution-even-after-death/
The UN General Assembly included the desecration of holy books, including the Quran, in a draft resolution on racism, discrimination and hate crimes ... Show more
Additional Sessions Judge-II Mohammad Jameel handed death sentence to two seminary students and also awarded life imprisonment to another for slaughtering ... Show more
Two Pakistani women get death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ murder of teacher: Women aged 23 and 24 sentenced to death while a minor is jailed for life for the 2022 ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/two-pakistani-women-get-death-sentence-for-blasphemy-murder-of-teacher
Whatsapp: Student sentenced to death for sending messages: A 22-year-old is facing execution in Pakistan for sending WhatsApp messages. He is accused of ...
stern.de/digital/smartphones/whatsapp--student-wird-wegen-nachrichten-zum-tode-verurteilt-34532418.html
CAA: India's new citizenship law explained: Critics say the new citizenship law is part of a government plan to marginalise Muslims - a charge it denies.
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India implemented a citizenship law criticized as discriminating against Muslims, weeks before general election. The law grants Indian nationality to Hindus ... Show more
Quick Glance: India to Enforce Migrant Law Excluding Muslims
- India's government plans to enact a controversial citizenship law criticized for being anti-Muslim.
- The law will allow non-Muslim religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to seek citizenship.
- Critics argue that the law is exclusionary and violates the secular principles enshrined in the constitution.
- The announcement of the law implementation has raised concerns among the opposition, accusing the government of trying to influence the upcoming elections.
Federal parliament live updates: Government considering religious discrimination laws, pushes for minimum wage increase
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-25/federal-parliament-live-updates-march-25/103626402
Refugees fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can seek Indian citizenship if they arrived before 2014 ... Show more
For #InternationalWomensDay , our #FOCUS takes us to #Pakistan 🇵🇰. A policewoman has recently came to the rescue of a girl being accused of blasphemy by an angry mob in a local Lahore ... Show more
Faith groups reject hardline stance on discrimination law as Albanese plots way forward
smh.com.au/politics/federal/faith-groups-reject-hard-line-stance-on-discrimination-law-as-albanese-plots-way-forward-20240325-p5fewt.html
How can we avoid another Batley Grammar blasphemy row?: Dame Sara Khan, the government’s adviser on social cohesion, has produced a powerful and brave report ...
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How the BJP Continues to Communalise Sandeshkhali: Even before the BJP declared the candidate for the upcoming polls, women from the area were wary of the ...
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CAA Deviates Secular Ethos Of Indian Citizenship| Countercurrents: In simple terms, the Indian Constitution sets out rules for how people can become citizens of ...
countercurrents.org/2024/03/caa-deviates-secular-ethos-of-indian-citizenship/
Khan review: Teacher in blasphemy row was ‘totally and utterly failed’: An independent review found the teacher was 'let down' by his school ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/khan-review-teacher-in-blasphemy-row-was-totally-and-utterly-failed/
Taste of discrimination: That Zomato could confidently roll out a policy of segregation demonstrates how caste remains embedded in quotidian practices
indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/taste-of-discrimination-9232448/
Australia news LIVE: Liberals, Nationals go cold on nuclear; Experts want treasurer to overhaul tax system to end bracket creep
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Two dead in a pogrom: Why the Nazis from Gunzenhausen got off so lightly back then
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Teacher Steph Lentz was fired for her sexuality. Will those laws finally change?: For seven years, federal parliament has been debating religious freedom ...
theage.com.au/politics/federal/teacher-steph-lentz-was-fired-for-her-sexuality-will-those-laws-finally-change-20240320-p5fdtp.html
A #Lahore Sessions' court, sentenced a woman to life imprisonment on charges of #blasphemy , but her lawyer has argued that much like other blasphemy accusations in ... Show more
Pakistan court sentences woman to life imprisonment for burning pages of Islam’s holy book
wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-court-sentences-woman-to-life-imprisonment-for-burning-pages-of-islams-holy-book-703108
Albanese is looking for a show of faith on the religious discrimination bill but common ground looks vanishingly thin
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/23/albanese-is-looking-for-a-show-of-faith-on-the-religious-discrimination-bill-but-common-ground-looks-vanishingly-thin
In Iran, Bahai minority faces persecution even after death: A flattened patch of earth is all that remains of where the graves once stood –- evidence ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2024/03/iran-bahai-minority-faces-persecution-even-after-death
What actually happened during the pogrom in Gunzenhausen? The city remembers with a memorial walk
nn.de/region/gunzenhausen/was-ist-beim-pogrom-in-gunzenhausen-eigentlich-passiert-die-stadt-erinnert-mit-einem-gedenk-gang-1.14152609
Anthony Albanese comments on religious discrimination draft legislation cast into doubt
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-22/anthony-albanese-religious-discrimination-legislation-cabinet/103621416
Australia news LIVE: PM told to scrap religious schools rule; Nation set to pump $5b into UK submarine industry
smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-albanese-told-to-scrap-religious-schools-rule-australia-set-to-pump-5b-into-uk-submarine-industry-20240322-p5feeh.html
War on words: is Scotland ready for its new hate crime law?: This week: Scotland’s new hate crime law; the man who could be France’s next PM; and why do ...
spectator.co.uk/podcast/war-on-words-is-scotland-ready-for-its-new-hate-crime-law/
Why India food app Zomato’s green-only vegetarian delivery fleet has users seeing red
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Iraqi school textbooks scrutinized over antisemitism, Shi’ization: Report by watchdog Impact-SE highlights worrying trends in the former home of the ...
jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-792979
Liberals warn they can't support religious discrimination laws sight unseen, as Labor threatens to ditch promised reforms
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/liberals-religious-discrimination-lgbt-student-protections/103607316
Australia news LIVE: Trump calls Kevin Rudd ‘nasty’ and ‘not the brightest bulb’; China’s foreign minister to meet Penny Wong
smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-teal-mps-accused-of-seeking-to-protect-wealthy-donors-china-s-foreign-minister-to-meet-penny-wong-20240320-p5fdr4.html
‘CAA will never be repealed… no provision to take away anyone’s citizenship’: Amit Shah
indianexpress.com/article/india/amit-shah-caa-citizenship-amendment-act-interview-9213372/
CAA and its effects on Indian secularism and regional stability: The Act, clearly, is a step in the wrong direction
thedailystar.net/opinion/geopolitical-insights/news/caa-and-its-effects-indian-secularism-and-regional-stability-3569726
Anti-blasphemy group called for jihad at British protest: The UK wing of Tehreek-e-Labbaik has been holding rallies and events
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Sacked Color Purple actress loses legal battle over homophobic post: High Court judge rules that devout Christian Seyi Omooba must pay £300 ...
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Pakistan blasphemy: Student sentenced to death over Whatsapp messages: Judges in Pakistan say he shared blasphemous pictures and videos to outrage the feelings ...
bbc.com/news/world-asia-68511557
'9-1-1' Star Rockmond Dunbar's Vaccine Lawsuit Goes to Trial: 9-1-1 star Rockmond Dunbar's lawsuit against the production company is headed ...
collider.com/rockmond-dunbar-911-lawsuit-trial/
Pakistan sentences young man to death for insulting Prophet Mohammed on WhatsApp: A teenager has also been sentenced to life in prison
independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/pakistan-prophet-mohammed-death-penalty-b2510617.html
Jewish passenger sues JetBlue after he refused to sit with woman, was thrown off plane
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Blasphemy demos ‘are growing in radicalism’: Rising threat to those accused of insulting Islam
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Centre implements Citizenship Amendment Act: Check the CAA rules here: The Act, which was passed in 2019, seeks to fast-track Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs ...
indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-implements-citizenship-amendment-act-check-the-caa-rules-here-9208166/
Russia destroying churches, persecuting clergy in occupied Ukraine, church leader warns - Euromaidan Press
euromaidanpress.com/2024/03/10/russia-destroying-churches-persecuting-clergy-in-occupied-ukraine-church-leader-warns/
Pakistan blasphemy: Student sentenced to death over Whatsapp messages: Judges in Pakistan say he shared blasphemous pictures and videos to outrage the feelings ...
bbc.com/news/world-asia-68511557
Pakistan woman in Arabic print dress saved from mob claiming blasphemy: Hundreds mistakenly accused the woman of wearing a dress adorned with Quran verses.
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Hero police officer who saved woman from blasphemy mob honoured: The Pakistani police officer was hailed as "fearless", after "putting her life in ...
news.sky.com/story/hero-police-officer-who-saved-woman-from-blasphemy-mob-honoured-13086294
Timely action by police saved a teenage girl wearing a dress with Arabic calligraphy printed on it from attack by a charged mob ... Show more
Blasphemy Is a Crime in Pakistan. Mobs Are Delivering the Verdicts.: Being convicted of the charge can bring a death sentence in the country ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/02/world/asia/pakistan-blasphemy-violence.html
Pakistan: Policewoman praised for rescuing woman from blasphemy mob - News | Khaleej Times
khaleejtimes.com/world/asia/pakistan-policewoman-praised-for-rescuing-woman-from-blasphemy-mob
Jews and Muslims fight for religious freedom together - editorial : With both antisemitism and Islamophobia on the rise in Europe, the Jewish and Muslim ...
jpost.com/opinion/article-787210
Alito says he was right to fear that opponents of gay marriage would be treated as bigots
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/20/alito-jurors-homosexuality-sin/72672733007/
With a new Holocaust museum, the Netherlands faces its past: Three faces stare blankly from sepia-toned passport photos, haphazardly pasted onto a card to an ...
ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1233388/with-a-new-holocaust-museum-the-netherlands-faces-its-past/
Quick Glance: The Netherlands' New Holocaust Museum and Facing History
- The National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, opening to the public next week, features a permanent collection inspired by a plea from a photo card.
- Being the first institution in the Netherlands solely dedicated to the persecution of Jews, the museum aims to tell the full story of this dark period.
- The exhibition showcases the brutal laws against Dutch Jews enforced by the Nazis and Dutch civilians and officials, illustrating the oppression and dismantling of the rule of law.
- The museum signifies a significant step in Dutch society's coming to terms with its history, including apologies for the Holocaust and the country's involvement in the slave trade.
Shock and silence - the interreligious dialogue after October 7th: The substance of the interreligious dialogue between Christianity, Judaism and Islam was ...
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‘I put the ass in blasphemy’: Lynks, the horror-drag pop star reclaiming biblical ‘abomination’
theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/05/i-put-the-ass-in-blasphemy-lynks-the-horror-drag-pop-star-reclaiming-biblical-abomination
“That’s blasphemy! You can’t do that to Princess Buttercup!”
-@RealRobinWright on comparisons between her @netflix ’s Damsel character and The Princess Bride character. #FallonTonight
Absolute power corrupts absolutely: The Israeli conflict in Gaza and East Jerusalem has highlighted racism in ways that have universalised the idea of apartheid ...
royalgazette.com/opinion-writer/opinion/article/20240307/absolute-power-corrupts-absolutely/
Time to stop Iran’s unchecked killing of Kurds: Since the 2022 death of Jîna Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman held in police custody for wearing her hijab ...
asiatimes.com/2024/03/time-to-stop-irans-unchecked-killing-of-kurds/
Saudi Arabia Lauds Pakistani Cop Who Stood Up to Islamist Radicals: It signals a shift in Riyadh’s position on Pakistani religious radicals ...
thediplomat.com/2024/03/saudi-arabia-lauds-pakistani-cop-who-stood-up-to-islamist-radicals/
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Human geography study shows how to fix apartheid legacy in SA universities : A paper on outputs in human geography suggests that better-resourced universities ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-03-05-human-geography-study-shows-how-to-fix-apartheid-legacy-in-sa-universities/
An Irishman's lens on the last vestiges of South African apartheid: Photographer Stephen Bean’s work on documenting marginalised societies turns the focus ...
irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41344567.html
Pakistan policewoman praised for saving woman from blasphemy mob: A police officer who saved a woman accused of blasphemy from a mob of 200 men in eastern ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/02/27/Pakistan-policewoman-praised-for-saving-woman-from-blasphemy-mob
Data collected by the Center for Social Justice (#CSJ ) shows that the highest number of #blasphemy allegations took place in 2023 ... Show more
South Africa's Apartheid Legacy Is Still Hobbling Research - a Study of Geography Shows How
allafrica.com/stories/202402270002.html
Civil society strongly condemned the way a woman was harassed and almost attacked by a mob on Sunday in #Lahore 's #Ichhra Bazaar. on allegations of #blasphemy ... Show more
Pakistani Islamist parties rally against top judge on blasphemy accusations: Hundreds of supporters from Pakistani Islamist parties on Friday rallied to protest ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-islamist-parties-rally-against-top-judge-blasphemy-accusations-2024-02-23/
.@PeterJacobCSJ pointed out that #MaryamNawaz faces a significant challenge regarding the longstanding issue of #blasphemy and #religiousextremism in #Punjab , which has persisted for the past 30 ... Show more
ABC to Face Trial Over ‘General Hospital’ Firings Tied to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-religious-discrimination-trial-firings-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-1235831968/
Pakistan Supreme Court defends ruling on minorities after backlash: The campaign targeting Supreme Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa began after he ordered the ...
gulftoday.ae/news/2024/02/24/pakistan-supreme-court-defends-ruling-on-minorities-after-backlash
Judge Sticks It To ABC: ‘General Hospital’ Crew Members’ Vaccine Mandate Suit Heads To Trial
deadline.com/2024/02/general-hospital-covid-mandate-lawsuit-latest-1235833561/
VHP moves Calcutta High Court against housing lions Sita and Akbar together in safari park
scroll.in/latest/1063880/vishwa-hindu-parishad-moves-calcutta-high-court-against-housing-lions-sita-and-akbar-together
Palestinians are suffering colonialism and apartheid under the Zionist entity’s occupation, #Palestine ’s foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki told the International ... Show more
"Marseille 1940": The Guardian Angels of History: Hardly any historical topic could be more relevant at the moment: in "Marseille 1940" ...
zeit.de/2024/08/marseille-1940-uwe-wittstock-frankreich-juden-flucht
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