The Scottish Enlightenment will die on April 1st 2024, 327 years after the incident that provoked it, when Thomas Aikenhead became the last Brit to be hanged for blasphemy, says C.J. Strachan.
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The Danish Government has proposed a ban on setting the Quran alight in public citing national security concerns, prompting fears of a return of blasphemy laws to Europe to appease violent Muslims.
History is a thin excuse for unrelenting majoritarianism in India and its neighbourhood Recently, a senior advocate in Karachi was charged with blasphemy after another fellow lawyer complained about his having affixed ‘Syed’ to his name in an affidavit. This, supposedly, hurt the lawyer’s religious sentiments. The case is just one instance of the tremendous … Continue reading Aggressors Claim Hurt Sentiments While Victims Face Trial →
The recent furore over BJP spokesperson (now suspended) Nupur Sharma’s remarks on the Prophet Muhammad, has stirred a hornets nest the world over. Nupur’s condescending & arrogant outburst in a TV debate, wherein she made disparaging remarks with reference to Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to Hazrat Ayesha, as well as to his night journey on Buraq, his steed, referred to as[Read More...]
There is no doubt in the fact that Sikhism actually was a revolt against the Brahmanical system and superstition. Guru Granth Saheb is perhaps the only holy book which contains matters from different religions as well as those of various Sufi Saints including Kabir, Ravidas, Baba Farid and others. The aim of Sikhism was to create an egalitarian society and[Read More...]
This is basically a lift-and-copy from a really interesting piece that appears on Russian Faith. We will excerpt from it, but we encourage our readers to visit that site to read more about this issue, and to broaden and deepen their knowledge about what is going on by our faithless hierarchs enforcing silly and dishonest […]
The deep state in Pakistan is no more a mere conglomerate of civil bureaucracy, army, intelligence, and/or other administrative agencies. The ‘state within the state’ has also its predictable partners in religious constituencies across the country. There is a growing concern now if the judiciary is also becoming a partner of the deep state congregation. A few years back, a[Read More...]
Pakistan is on the turmoil at the moment. In a historic judgment Pakistan Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Dalit Christian woman who was sentenced to death by the lower courts for the charges of blasphemy. The court judgment has created an unprecedented crisis in Pakistan as the Mullahs and other Islamic fanatics have taken to the street and asking[Read More...]
Can the countries from this part of Asia walk in the footsteps of Ireland? Mera azm itna bulund hae, Parae sholon se dar nahin. Mujhe dar hae tu atish e gul se hae, Ye kahin chaman ko jala na dein (my confidence in self is strong, I’m unafraid of foreign flames I’m scared those sparks may ignite, that … Continue reading Time to Dump Blasphemy Laws →
Pakistan: Taimoor Raza made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad and has been convicted of blasphemy and condemned to death. When freedom-of-speech is killed, justice dies with it. [...]
