By Walid Shoebat The people of Saudi Arabia are furious with the McDonald’s fast food chain for a toy which they say desecrates the name of Muhammed, the prophet of Islam. They are demanding retribution. According to the Arabic news website, Kermalkom.com, “[the McDonald’s fast food restaurant] abused the Prophet Muhammad by placing his name at the base of a […]
Archive | May 29, 2012
UN: Pakistan judges pressured to use blasphemy law
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistani judges are often pressured to convict people accused under the country’s blasphemy laws that call for the death penalty for anyone insulting Islam, a special U.N. representative said Tuesday. Gabriela Knaul, the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, told a news […]
Yemen: US drone strike kills 5 militants
From the AP SANAA, Yemen – A U.S. drone strike Monday aiming for an al-Qaida leader has killed five militants in the country’s south as part of a Yemeni offensive against the Islamist group, Yemeni officials said. They said the airstrike targeted Qaid al-Dahab, a local leader of al-Qaida, in a convoy of three […]