Pakistan’s blasphemy laws persecute the weakest of the weak
By Farahnaz Ispahani – CNN – Editor’s note: Farahnaz Ispahani is a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a senior fellow for South and [...]
Asia Bibi central to trade deals, EU tells Pakistan
By World Watch Monitor – The EU’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Jan Figeľ, told Pakistani officials during a recent visit that the renewal of their export privileges to [...]
Asia Bibi nominated for European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize
By John Burger – Aleteia – Asia Bibi, the Pakistani woman who is perhaps the best known figure embroiled in a controversial law that punishes religious blasphemy, has been nominated [...]
As retake of Mosul looms, Muslim extremism has already emptied Iraq of Christians
By World Watch Monitor – On Monday (17 October) Iraq’s Army finally announced the beginning of its offensive to retake the northern city of Mosul from the “Islamic State” (IS). [...]
Pakistan Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Asia Bibi Case as Islamist Pressures Mount
By Morning Star News – As Islamist groups warned of reprisals for a possible acquittal in Pakistan’s highest profile blasphemy case, the country’s Supreme Court today delayed ruling on an [...]
Islamist “Justice”: Slow Painful Death for Christian Mother Asia Bibi in Pakistan
By Raymond Ibrahim – Instead of executing Asia Bibi and further advertising to the international community that theirs is a savage and backwards nation — and instead of releasing her and [...]
