Nigeria’s sharia blasphemy law not unconstitutional, court rules
Lagos, NigeriaReuters A Nigerian court on Wednesday ruled that Islamic religious law does not violate the constitution, dismissing a test-case challenge from a singer who was sentenced to death two years ago on the charge of blasphemy. But in a majority decision, the court in northern Kano state also upheld a lower court’s call for […]
As Afghanistan adjusts to Taliban rule, music goes silent
Reuters Even before the last US flight left Kabul at midnight on Monday, many of the bright and garish sights and sounds of city life in Afghanistan were changing as those left behind tried to fit in with the austere tone of their new Taliban rulers. The Taliban have so far been at pains to […]
Essay: Nigeria’s blasphemy laws are the religious freedom crisis no one is talking about
Rev FREDERICK A DAVIE and Rev TONY PERKINS, of the US Commission for International Religious Freedom, says Nigeria’s blasphemy laws “cannot stand” if the country’s commitment to religious freedom is to be realised…
Rising number of businesses cut ties with Brunei over gay sex death penalty
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Travel agents, London’s transport network and finance houses were among a rising number of companies on Friday to cut ties with businesses owned by Brunei to protest over the Sultanate’s introduction of the death penalty for gay sex and adultery. The small Muslim-majority former British protectorate on 3rd April rolled out further […]
ESSAY: MUCH ADO ABOUT SHARIA
In an article first published on the ABC Unleashed website, ANDREW McGOWAN takes a look at the controversy surrounding the recent comments made by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, concerning Sharia law…