Mufti Azizur Rehman was the deputy chief of the JUI party in Lahore, and a teacher at the prestigious Jamia Manzoor ul Islamia.
From the World
Kazakhstan: YouTube Channel of Human Rights Defenders Attacked
Serikzhan Bilash’ organization was targeted with a usual tactic: multiply false reports and the algorithm will remove the account.
Pakistan: “Naked Human Figures in Anatomy Textbooks Should Be Dressed”
The bizarre controversy should be read within the context of the larger issue of how Muslim clerics control the content of schoolbooks—and much more.
Europe Will Not Have a Religious Liberty Day
The proposal by the Conservatives and Reformists group was rejected before reaching the floor of the European Parliament.
Hazaras Killed in Both Afghanistan and Pakistan Amid International Protests
Members of these Shia minority have been victims of a genocide for more than one century.
Guatemala: Constitutional Court OKs Moving Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
President Morales, an Evangelical, was accused of having taken the decision for theological reasons, thus violating religious freedom of non-Evangelicals.
Sister Mainetti and Father Govoni: When Tall Tales About Satanism Kill
The nun has been beatified, 21 years after three wannabe Satanists killed her. A TV series celebrates the priest who died of a heart attack after a false accusation of Satanic ritual abuse.
Pakistan: Ahmadis Persecuted Even After Death
A mob tried to interrupt a woman’s funeral. Hundreds of graves were desecrated in Pakistan.
Colombia: 17-Year Jehovah’s Witness Authorized to Refuse Blood Transfusions
The Constitutional Court ruled that hospitals cannot force transfusions refused for religious reasons, even in cases of “extreme urgency”.
Colombia: Constitutional Court Censors Vice President’s Consecration of the Country to Virgin Mary
Marta Lucía Ramírez was sanctioned for consecrating the nation to Our Lady of Fátima to ask her protection against COVID-19—on social media.