blasphemy
Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy
Middle East
September 16, 2017
Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani judge has sentenced a Christian man to death after finding him guilty of insulting…
Professor at Zaqaziq University ceased to work due to blasphemy
Egypt
August 23, 2017
Professor at Zaqaziq University ceased to work due to blasphemy
Dr Maher al-Maghraby, professor of Psychiatry, is the subject of an investigation by a disciplinary board at Zaqaziq University, after…
Christian teenager detained in Pakistan for blasphemy
Middle East
July 15, 2017
Christian teenager detained in Pakistan for blasphemy
Pakistani police say a Christian teenager has been detained on blasphemy charges for allegedly using derogatory remarks against Islam’s prophet…
Pakistan hate speech investigation against clerics after student killed for alleged blasphemy
Middle East
April 18, 2017
Pakistan hate speech investigation against clerics after student killed for alleged blasphemy
Pakistani police opened a hate speech investigation involving two Muslim clerics on Sunday after the killing of a university student…
Pakistan PM orders ‘blasphemous’ content be removed from social media
World
March 15, 2017
Pakistan PM orders ‘blasphemous’ content be removed from social media
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered that "blasphemous" content on social media websites be removed or blocked and…
Writer Fatma Naoot’s sentence reduced to six months
Egypt
November 24, 2016
Writer Fatma Naoot’s sentence reduced to six months
An Egypt court accepted Thursday the appeal of writer and poet Fatma Naoot against a three-year sentence handed down to…
Court upholds sentence against TV host Islam al-Behairy
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Court upholds sentence against TV host Islam al-Behairy
Cairo Court of Cassation rejected on Sunday an appeal filed by the Islamic researcher Islam al-Beheiry and upheld a one-year…
Justice minister apologizes for Prophet jailing remarks
Egypt
March 13, 2016
Justice minister apologizes for Prophet jailing remarks
Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend has apologized for a remark in which he said he would arrest any journalist who made…
Executed Pakistani praised as hero of Islam for supporting blasphemy law
World
March 1, 2016
Executed Pakistani praised as hero of Islam for supporting blasphemy law
Tens of thousands of Pakistani supporters on Tuesday cheered and threw flowers at the casket of a bodyguard executed this…
Writer’s lawyer files official appeal to blasphemy conviction
Egypt
January 27, 2016
Writer’s lawyer files official appeal to blasphemy conviction
The lawyer representing columnist Fatema Naout filed an appeal with the al-Khalifa Misdemeanor Court on Wednesday against a three-year jail term…