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Sadly, this sort of consequence-free murder of people in the name of avenging' blasphemy' has been going on for far too long in the North. This must stop ! the monsters in that video are easily identifiable. The Sokoto State government must immediately apprehend them and make an example of them. If The Sokoto State government doesn't happen, this kind of murderous barbarism will continue. – Farooq Kperogi	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Censorship is the commonest social blasphemy because it is mostly concealed, built into us by indolence, self-interest and cowardice. – John Osborne	added by Normando 3 years ago
Hamlet knows a hawk from a handsaw, I know blasphemy from a lie and plagiarism from a bad decision. – King Jehovah Hohenzollern	added by anonymous 3 years ago
The trendof using blasphemy as a tool to silence people is something the state must look at. People who defame others should not get away so easily. It has very serious consequences on people’s lives. – Nighat Dad	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
After the launch of our report (into blasphemy legislation), we were told by hosts of TV talk shows that they have been cautioned against 'going too far' in their critique of the blasphemy law, especially after recent cases of blasphemy allegations against anchor persons and media houses. – Reema Omer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The state is awkwardly trying to reassert its primacy, but generations now of Pakistanis have been raised with the belief that their version of religion trumps everything else, the blasphemy law is almost incidental to the larger trend of a radicalized society that has slipped out of the control of a weak state. – Cyril Almeida	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The blasphemy law is almost incidental to the larger trend of a radicalized society that has slipped out of the control of a weak state. – Cyril Almeida	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Ilkhani, 21 -- were arrested in their hometown of Tehran on November 10, 2015by the Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, according to the music blog Loudwire. Citing a letter from a friend of the band posted on the Canadian music site Metal Nation Radio, it says the two were charged with blasphemy, advertising against the system, forming and operating an underground record label that promotes the satanic metal/rock style of music, writing religious, atheistic, political and anarchistic lyrics, and interviewing with radio stations based in other nations. The letter said the pair had been held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly two months in solitary confinement, were only released on Feb. 5 after they paid 1,000,000,000 Rial( about $ 30,000), and now await trial. Trev McKendry, who posted the anonymous letter on Metal Nation Radio, posted a video on YouTube telling Confess that the global heavy metal community is behind them. I've taken [ spreading the word ] upon myself because my source, who is close to the band, reached out to me and specifically said that they asked me to help. – Trev McKendry	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We are a secular, democratic and atheist newspaper, the term blasphemy has no meaning for us. – Charlie Hebdo editor Gerard Briard	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Pakistan’s blasphemy law has been used in a way to target religious minorities, there has been violence perpetrated against people accused of blasphemy. When facing that kind of persecution, many have no choice but to leave. – Phil Robertson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
She is an exemplar of a gross miscarriage of injustice rooted in Pakistan’s extremely unfair blasphemy laws and of how this law can victimize someone who should not be inside the criminal justice system whatsoever. – Phelim Kine	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The assassinations show how dangerous it is for politicians to challenge the blasphemy law. Militants will go to extreme measures for anyone who speaks for religious freedom or human rights. – Phelim Kine	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There is over $1 billion in aid every year that goes to Egypt, and these dollars must remain linked to progress that is made on Egypt's human rights record, egypt has a crucial role to play in countering violent extremism in the Middle East, but blasphemy cases onfrivolouscharges like this only increase the grip of extremists. – Todd Daniels	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We have five Coptic children charged with blasphemy andinsulting Islam, we still have other open cases where Christians are charged with inciting violence as if they were the perpetrators, but where they were the victims. – Mina Thabet	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Where there is no belief, there is no blasphemy. – Salman Rushdie	added by anonymous 10 years ago
There is only one blasphemy, and that is the refusal to experience joy. – Paul Rudnick	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Sadly, this sort of consequence-free murder of people in the name of avenging' blasphemy' has been going on for far too long in the North. This must stop ! the monsters in that video are easily identifiable. The Sokoto State government must immediately apprehend them and make an example of them. If The Sokoto State government doesn't happen, this kind of murderous barbarism will continue.

– Farooq Kperogi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Censorship is the commonest social blasphemy because it is mostly concealed, built into us by indolence, self-interest and cowardice.

– John Osborne

added by Normando
3 years ago

Hamlet knows a hawk from a handsaw, I know blasphemy from a lie and plagiarism from a bad decision.

– King Jehovah Hohenzollern

added by anonymous
3 years ago

The trendof using blasphemy as a tool to silence people is something the state must look at. People who defame others should not get away so easily. It has very serious consequences on people’s lives.

– Nighat Dad

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

After the launch of our report (into blasphemy legislation), we were told by hosts of TV talk shows that they have been cautioned against 'going too far' in their critique of the blasphemy law, especially after recent cases of blasphemy allegations against anchor persons and media houses.

– Reema Omer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The state is awkwardly trying to reassert its primacy, but generations now of Pakistanis have been raised with the belief that their version of religion trumps everything else, the blasphemy law is almost incidental to the larger trend of a radicalized society that has slipped out of the control of a weak state.

– Cyril Almeida

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The blasphemy law is almost incidental to the larger trend of a radicalized society that has slipped out of the control of a weak state.

– Cyril Almeida

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Ilkhani, 21 -- were arrested in their hometown of Tehran on November 10, 2015by the Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, according to the music blog Loudwire. Citing a letter from a friend of the band posted on the Canadian music site Metal Nation Radio, it says the two were charged with blasphemy, advertising against the system, forming and operating an underground record label that promotes the satanic metal/rock style of music, writing religious, atheistic, political and anarchistic lyrics, and interviewing with radio stations based in other nations. The letter said the pair had been held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly two months in solitary confinement, were only released on Feb. 5 after they paid 1,000,000,000 Rial( about $ 30,000), and now await trial. Trev McKendry, who posted the anonymous letter on Metal Nation Radio, posted a video on YouTube telling Confess that the global heavy metal community is behind them. I've taken [ spreading the word ] upon myself because my source, who is close to the band, reached out to me and specifically said that they asked me to help.

– Trev McKendry

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We are a secular, democratic and atheist newspaper, the term blasphemy has no meaning for us.

– Charlie Hebdo editor Gerard Briard

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Pakistan’s blasphemy law has been used in a way to target religious minorities, there has been violence perpetrated against people accused of blasphemy. When facing that kind of persecution, many have no choice but to leave.

– Phil Robertson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

She is an exemplar of a gross miscarriage of injustice rooted in Pakistan’s extremely unfair blasphemy laws and of how this law can victimize someone who should not be inside the criminal justice system whatsoever.

– Phelim Kine

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The assassinations show how dangerous it is for politicians to challenge the blasphemy law. Militants will go to extreme measures for anyone who speaks for religious freedom or human rights.

– Phelim Kine

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There is over $1 billion in aid every year that goes to Egypt, and these dollars must remain linked to progress that is made on Egypt's human rights record, egypt has a crucial role to play in countering violent extremism in the Middle East, but blasphemy cases onfrivolouscharges like this only increase the grip of extremists.

– Todd Daniels

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We have five Coptic children charged with blasphemy andinsulting Islam, we still have other open cases where Christians are charged with inciting violence as if they were the perpetrators, but where they were the victims.

– Mina Thabet

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Where there is no belief, there is no blasphemy.

– Salman Rushdie

added by anonymous
10 years ago

There is only one blasphemy, and that is the refusal to experience joy.

– Paul Rudnick

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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