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Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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