Politicians in Aceh province, Indonesia, are considering passing a new law that will punish gay sex with 100 lashes Politicians in Aceh province, … [Read more...] about Indonesian Sharia Province May Punish Gay Sex With 100 Lashes
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Muslim Academic Receives Death Threats Over Plans For Gay-Friendly Mosque – VIDEO
Death threats have been sent to organizers of a planned women- and gay-friendly new mosque in Cape Town, South Africa Death threats have been sent to … [Read more...] about Muslim Academic Receives Death Threats Over Plans For Gay-Friendly Mosque – VIDEO
(UPDATED) Disabled Pakistani Girl Imprisoned For Blasphemy: VIDEO
[UPDATE: Turns out that the girl in the following story was very likely framed by a local cleric. Read more here.]Here is a link to a very disturbing … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Disabled Pakistani Girl Imprisoned For Blasphemy: VIDEO
Fakhra Younis Commits Suicide
She couldn't make it. She'd been a teenage dancer, working the red light district in Karachi, Pakistan, when she met her husband. He was in … [Read more...] about Fakhra Younis Commits Suicide
Texting While Muslim
Those who toil in competetive industries often discuss their work using hyperbolic language. (Recall Mitt Romney's recent promise to bloody the … [Read more...] about Texting While Muslim
Saudi Man Arrested For Arranging Dates With Other Men
Last month, a 30-year-old man was arrested by the religious police in Saudi Arabia for using Facebook to pursue dates with other men, according to Gay … [Read more...] about Saudi Man Arrested For Arranging Dates With Other Men
AIDS Spreading In Senegalese Prisons
Senegal, with its Sufi Muslim majority, has one of the lowest incidences of AIDS in Africa, largely due to successful condom and needle distribution … [Read more...] about AIDS Spreading In Senegalese Prisons
Libyan Theocracy?
The New York Times, reporting from Benghazi: ... The sea of flag-waving citizens reacted with shouts of “God is great;” minutes earlier, they had … [Read more...] about Libyan Theocracy?