Tag: Prophet Mohammed

‘Understand shock, but won’t accept violence’: France President Emmanuel Macron

Macron sparked protests in the Muslim world after the murder earlier this month of teacher Samuel Paty by saying France would never renounce its right to caricature.

November 1, 2020

France teacher, who showed caricatures of Prophet Mohammed, beheaded: Police

Prosecutors said they were treating the incident as 'a murder linked to a terrorist organisation' and related to a 'criminal association with terrorists'.

October 17, 2020

Ramadan 2019 dates: When will Ramadan month start and end

According to the International Astronomical Centre, the holy month is likely to begin on Monday, May 6 in most Islamic nations

April 30, 2019

Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia Bibi’s husband pleads for asylum

The case began in June 2009 when Bibi was asked to fetch water while out working in the fields. Muslim women labourers objected, saying that as a non-Muslim, she should not touch the water bowl, and reportedly a fight erupted.

November 4, 2018

Hezbollah leader accuses Netanyahu of ‘starting regional war’

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday of undermining the Iran nuclear deal and igniting a war in the region. “He (Netanyahu) is currently working with (US President Donald) Trump to undermine the deal and to lead the region into a war,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech marking …

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October 2, 2017

Pakistan to blame for its own bad name: Malala

Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai hit out at Pakistan following the lynching of a university student accused of blasphemy. Mashal Khan was stripped naked and beaten to death with planks on a campus in the city of Mardan. "No one is maligning the name of your country or religion… we ourselves are bringing a bad …

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April 15, 2017