A Sri Lankan death-row prisoner says he was attacked with a sharp weapon in a Saudi jail, but Colombo says prison authorities blame his injuries on another inmate’s fingernails.
A 24-year-old Sri Lankan Hindu migrant worker is facing death in Saudi Arabia for an offensive Facebook comment, exposing the deadly consequences of blasphemy laws and the urgent need to abolish them.
Samastha Kerala Jem’iyyathul Ulema has passed a resolution urging Muslim women to prioritize traditional responsibilities over public roles. While affirming rights to education and employment, the scholars warned that modern liberal influences risk compromising modesty and crossing moral boundaries in public spaces.
Comparing 'I Love Muhammad' rioters to the mythological demons Chand and Mund, he declared that just as Goddess Durga crushed evil, the state would deal with miscreants in a manner that would set an example for generations.
In an interview with OpIndia, Krishna Mishra, the Station House Officer of Rawatpur police station verified that the FIR was not filed for the display of the "I Love Muhammad" poster. He stated that the accused implicated in the case tried to undermine communal harmony.