Religious Havoc Everywhere, Persecution In Pakistan
This May kicks off with more chaos in the name of faith. We've compiled what you need to know. Read the highlights below, or click to access the full brief.
Highlights
Pakistani officials: We will not move an inch on our right to persecute.
Pakistan's top cleric says "not a single case" of blasphemy laws were abused in the country.
An arrest of conscience in the UAE.
Rationalist blogger, Abdul Khader Puthiyangadi, was arrested, threatened with deportation, and may be executed under Islamic law.
A stabbing in France and a very angry Erdoğan.
A policewoman was stabbed to death near Paris by an assailant shouting "Allahu akbar." Meanwhile, Biden formally recognizes the Armenian Genocide to Erdogan's chagrin.
Religions are alike all over.
Dozens were killed in a stampede of more than 100,000 Jewish pilgrims in Israel. And in India, more than 500 flocked together in a procession to 'eradicate' COVID.
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