A self-proclaimed member of the Islamic State has been arrested in Russia for planning a terrorist attack in India. The Russian Federal Security Service released information regarding the would-be attacker’s plan to kill a leader of India's ruling government in a suicide bombing. The attack was planned as retaliation for the insults aimed at the Prophet by the now ex-BJP spokesperson, Nupur Sharma.
A member of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was arrested on August 23rd. Police arrested the politician under the Preventive Detention Act and charged him with "habitually delivering provocative and inflammatory speeches."
Continuing the crackdown on women, Iran’s Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has released a 119-page document outlining new rules women must now observe.
IranWire called the new order, titled Hijab and Chastity Project, unhinged, calling out its most important goal: "cleansing society of the pollution caused by nonconformance with Islamic dress codes."
On August 17, a Nigerian federal appeals court ruled that Islamic Sharia (law) does not violate the country’s secular constitution in a two-to-one decision. It was also decided that Sharia courts have jurisdiction over blasphemy cases.
Islamic extremists attacked a man from Maumo village in the Luuka District of Uganda on July 26.
Forty-two-year-old Musa John Kasadah, a father of six, converted to Christianity in an outdoor service on June 17. His wife and children also converted in the ceremony, and the family began attending church.
Militants fired at two civilians, both members of the minority Kashmiri Pandit Community, in Chotipora village of the Shopian district, where one died and another was injured. Police believe it to be another case of targeted killings in Jammu & Kashmir last week.
UPDATE: The case of Maldivian human rights activist and free-thinker Mohamed Rusthum Mujuthaba, convicted and charged with "Blasphemy," has finally reached a conclusion. Although he was set free, Mujuthaba and many who support him are still concerned for his life and well-being.
An Iranian man with an uncanny resemblance to the famous Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has been spotted taking part in an Islamic mourning procession in Tabriz, receiving humorous responses from the Iranian and world media.
The horrific killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have sparked great fear in the Islamic community of the United States. On Tuesday, the police announced that the alleged perpetrator had been apprehended. Their prime suspect, Mohammad Syed, also identifies as a Muslim.
