Lynching for burning a Koran leaves one dead and eight injured in Pakistan

Lynching for burning a Koran leaves one dead and eight injured in Pakistan

MADRID, (EUROPA PRESS). – An individual accused of burning the Koran died late this past Thursday in northwest Pakistan, lynched by a mob that had forcibly removed him moments before from the police station where he was sheltering, in a mass assault that resulted in eight officers injured. Lynchings for blasphemy are not unusual in … Read more

Mosques want to ban burning of the Koran to protect “religious peace”

Mosques want to ban burning of the Koran to protect “religious peace”

EPAKoran Mayors should ban Koran burning in the Netherlands. The domes of collaborating mosques in the Netherlands, together called K7, support this. Burning a sacred book would violate religious freedom. The proposal is contained in the ‘Step by step plan against the desecration of the Koran’ and was presented to the Association of Dutch Municipalities … Read more