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MK Gandhi is not above criticism, questioning him shouldn’t be blasphemy

Criticising MK Gandhi's decisions does not make one a 'Godse bhakt', one can criticise Gandhi and not condone actions by Godse of murdering someone - that is what rationality is, something Indian 'liberals' refuse to see.

Remembering Haqiqat Rai: The first Hindu victim of the blasphemy law who was stoned to death on Basant Panchami in Mughal era

Haqiqat Rai was a 15-year-old Hindu boy in Sialkot in 18th-century India. He is known as the first noted victim of Islamic blasphemy laws. He was stoned to death in Lahore.

‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ brigade, which includes Mohammad Zubair, gets back to work, splash pictures of Hindu men accused of sloganeering against Mohammad

The controversy over the Shahrukh Khan starrer Pathaan movie has taken a dangerous turn after it was reported that Islamists in Indore had raised the murderous "sar tan se juda"

Twitter takes no action against Turkish author Ramazan İzol despite his open call for murder over alleged ‘blasphemy’

"If I catch this rascal who burned the Quran, I will burn him alive", the Turkish writer wrote in a tweet

Hamline University Professor sues varsity after she was called ‘Islamophobic’ and fired for showing Muhammad’s painting for academic purpose

Hamline University has now decided to hold two public sessions about 'academic freedom and religion' and 'academic freedom and student care.'

Bangladesh: Muslim mob attacks and destroys houses of Hindus over blasphemy allegations, targeted person has been living in India for 7 years

The Hindu boy, now accused of blasphemy by radical Islamists, has reportedly been living in India for the past 7 years.

Pakistan aviation employee threatens to implicate Christian woman in false blasphemy case over parking dispute: Video goes viral

In the viral video, the Pakistan CAA employee threatens to call Maulanas and implicate the Christian woman security guard in false blasphemy case

US: Liberal arts professor fired for showing Muhammad paintings, President of varsity says respect for Muslim feelings should supersede academic freedom

A female Professor was reportedly fired for showing the picture of Prophet Muhammad to her students during a global art history class at Hamline University in Minnesota in the United States.

Bangladesh: Hindu activist Rakesh Roy sentenced to 7 years in jail over ‘blasphemy’ case, Roy says he was framed

A former leader of a Hindu group was sentenced to seven years in jail in Bangladesh over an alleged ‘blasphemous’ Facebook post

2022: The year when ‘Gustakh-e-Rasool’ led to riots, beheading, murders, a cautionary tale

The ‘seculars’ in India have often taken pride in the ‘Ganga-Jamuni’ tehzeeb (the peaceful coexistence of two different communities – Hindus and Muslims) in India where usually the onus of maintaining such ‘tehzeeb’ is squarely on the shoulders of Hindus.

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