Allegations of blasphemy are taken very seriously in Pakistan with a number of controversial recent prosecutions.
He just expressed his views about blasphemy law - which is not a divine law.
The solution to this sort of absurdity could not be more obvious: no anti-blasphemy laws.
Blasphemy is not a bailable offence but her lawyers pleaded that she was a juvenile.
Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in Pakistan, where 97% of the population are Muslim.
' But you had your 20 percent of loyal rock 'n' roll fans: 'This is a blasphemy.
Most blasphemy cases turn out to be about something else, often settling personal scores or grabbing property.
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The issue of blasphemy is very serious and needs to be resolved within the ambit of legal means.
He also earned a dismissal from the elders of his Baptist College who heard blasphemy in his message.
Merely stepping on a newspaper that contained a verse from the Koran could be construed as a blasphemy.
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Her family fear that while they remain in Pakistan, the blasphemy allegation could follow them wherever they go.
Where I come from, serving a margarita in an aluminum can is blasphemy.
The girl - known as Rimsha - was detained on blasphemy charges in July and has since been granted bail.
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Like me, the majority of Americans are Christian, and yet we do not ban blasphemy against our most sacred beliefs.
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But the government, which describes Bangladesh as a secular democracy, has rejected the group's demand for a new law on blasphemy.
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On April 23rd Abdul Salam, a self-proclaimed prophet who leads another unorthodox group, al-Qiyadah al-Islamiah, was jailed for four years for blasphemy.
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Such talk, considered sensible elsewhere, is nothing short of blasphemy in India.
Blasphemy laws have been a part of life in Pakistan for 25 years, first instituted primarily to keep peace between religions, Hasan said.
The alleged blasphemy may neither be stated in the charges nor repeated in court, since that would in itself be an act of blasphemy.
But a military leader in Pakistan in the middle 1980s tightened the laws, introducing amendments that "essentially made blasphemy a capital offense, " Hasan said.
Russian MPs have given initial approval to an anti-blasphemy law with tougher jail terms or fines for anyone found guilty of offending religious feelings.
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has firmly rejected demands by Islamists for a new anti-blasphemy law to punish those who defame Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
At least four people have died in Bangladesh in clashes between police and Islamist protesters who took to the streets accusing bloggers of blasphemy.
Rights activists have long urged Pakistan to reform its blasphemy laws, under which a person can be jailed for life for desecrating the Koran.
When no-one is sure whether it is the accused or the accuser who is guilty of blasphemy, it's easier to avoid a mob situation.
There have been 1, 400 blasphemy cases since 1986, according to Hasan.
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