South Asia
ISIS franchise in Bangladesh bakery siege
After a deadly ISIS siege of a Dhaka cafe, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the absurd statement that the attackers "don't have any religion."
Tag: struggle within Islam
South Asia
Revered Sufi singer assassinated in Pakistan
Thousands of people attended the funeral of slain qawwali singer Amjad Sabri in Karachi, the day after he was shot dead in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.
North America
Orlando massacre in propaganda wars
In the wake of the Orlando massacre, the left blames homophobia while the right blames Islam—both sides ignoring the obvious reality of homophobia rooted in political Islam.
Afghanistan
Drone ‘Kill List’ target speaks
Malik Jalal, a community leader from Pakistan's tribal areas, traveled to the UK to speak out, claiming he is on the US drone "Kill List" for his efforts to broker peace with the Taliban.
South Asia
Pakistan: government caves to Islamist protesters
Pakistan's government succeeded in persuading thousands of protesters occupying downtown Islamabad to stand down by pledging not to reform the country's blasphemy laws.
Greater Middle East
Saudi Arabia: five years for tweeting
Amnesty International protested the conviction of journalist Alaa Brinji by a Saudi court on charges of "insulting authority" for tweeting in support of women's rights.
South Asia
Pakistan: backlash to ‘un-Islamic’ women’s law
Religious groups and political parties convened by the Jamaat-e-Islami asked the Pakistani government to repeal a new "un-Islamic" law that protects women from domestic abuse.
Greater Middle East
Kuwait upholds four-year term for tweeting
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld the four-year prison sentence against an activist found guilty of insulting judges on Twitter—the latest in a string of such convictions for illegal tweeting.
North Africa
ICC hears first case on cultural crimes
The International Criminal Court opened its case against captured militant Ahmad al-Mahdi for destruction of religious and cultural heritage during the jihadist occupation of Timbuktu.
South Asia
Pakistan braces for unrest after assassin’s execution
Pakistani authorities prepared for civil unrest after the execution of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, convicted assassin of a liberal governor who advocated secular reform.
Iran
Iran sentences filmmaker for ‘insulting sanctities’
An Iranian court sentenced filmmaker Keywan Karimi to prison for "insulting sanctities"—a charge stemming from his documentary on political graffiti in post-revolution Iran.
Europe
Forgotten history: Muslims who sheltered Jews
The group "I Am Your Protector" marked Holocaust Memorial Day by celebrating the often forgotten stories of Muslims who helped Jews to survive during the Nazi genocide.