Archive for the ‘Islamic Religious Right’ Category

Alex Aan’s trial begins Thursday Via:- Maryam Namazie Alex Aan‘s trial begins tomorrow, Thursday, with the first prosecution witnesses being called, according to Rafiq Mahmood. Alex is the 30 year old Indonesian civil servant who has been charged with ‘insulting’ Islam in an atheist group in Facebook. Rafiq says: This isn’t just for Alex but [...]

Islamist prisoners spread radicalization in UK jails, report finds Ministers of parliament visited Belmarch prison in south-east London, which detains some of the most dangerous extremists in the country, including radical cleric Abu Hamza. (Reuters) By AL ARABIYA Islamist prisoners in the United Kingdom are preaching radical Islam to new inmates, recent findings in a [...]

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court Justice Sh Azmat Saeed on Monday ordered ministry of information and technology to block access to all websites in Pakistan especially American social networking website “Facebook”, spreading religious hatred on internet and to submit a compliance report by October 6. The judge, however, made it clear that no search [...]

Shot down for opposing the religious right Few Pakistani politicians have had the courage to oppose blasphemy laws so openly and brazenly as Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, who was assassinated this week by a member of his own security detail for his political stance.   By Irfan Yusuf, January 7, 2011   Last man standing? [...]