NPR: blasphemy https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=165549625 blasphemy en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 01:25:39 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: blasphemy https://www.npr.org/tags/165549625/blasphemy Opinion: Holocaust Historian Offers To Serve 10-Year Sentence Of Nigerian Boy Piotr Cywinski of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial has suggested Nigeria's president allow 120 adults to each serve a month of a boy's 10-year prison sentence. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 07:49:09 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/10/03/919740486/opinion-holocaust-historian-offers-to-serve-10-year-sentence-of-teenage-boy-in-n https://www.npr.org/2020/10/03/919740486/opinion-holocaust-historian-offers-to-serve-10-year-sentence-of-teenage-boy-in-n Piotr Cywinski of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial has suggested Nigeria's president allow 120 adults to each serve a month of a boy's 10-year prison sentence.

]]> Scott Simon Jakarta's Christian Governor Sentenced To 2 Years For Blasphemy The Indonesian court's decision has cheered Muslim conservatives and crushed the hopes of advocates of a more pluralistic and tolerant path for their nation. Tue, 09 May 2017 10:45:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/09/527570325/jakartas-christian-governor-sentenced-to-2-years-for-blasphemy https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/09/527570325/jakartas-christian-governor-sentenced-to-2-years-for-blasphemy The Indonesian court's decision has cheered Muslim conservatives and crushed the hopes of advocates of a more pluralistic and tolerant path for their nation.

]]> Anthony Kuhn Facing Blasphemy Charges, Indonesian Politician 'Happy That History Chose Me' The case against Jakarta's Christian, ethnic Chinese governor has raised serious concerns about religious and ethnic tolerance in a country that claims to be the Muslim world's most moderate. Tue, 07 Feb 2017 09:53:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/02/07/513698222/facing-blasphemy-charges-indonesian-politician-happy-that-history-chose-me https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/02/07/513698222/facing-blasphemy-charges-indonesian-politician-happy-that-history-chose-me

The case against Jakarta's Christian, ethnic Chinese governor has raised serious concerns about religious and ethnic tolerance in a country that claims to be the Muslim world's most moderate.

]]> Anthony Kuhn Christian Governor Fights Blasphemy Charge In Muslim-Majority Indonesia Can a non-Muslim hold office in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation? The ethnic Chinese, Christian governor of Jakarta is on trial for insulting Islam, and the verdict may answer that question. Fri, 03 Feb 2017 04:58:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2017/02/03/513196747/christian-governor-fights-blasphemy-charge-in-muslim-majority-indonesia https://www.npr.org/2017/02/03/513196747/christian-governor-fights-blasphemy-charge-in-muslim-majority-indonesia Can a non-Muslim hold office in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation? The ethnic Chinese, Christian governor of Jakarta is on trial for insulting Islam, and the verdict may answer that question.

]]> Anthony Kuhn In Pakistan Death Row Case, A Rare Glimmer Of Hope Asia Bibi, a 50-year-old mother of five sentenced to death in 2010 for insulting Islam, has been granted a reprieve — for now. Pakistan's Supreme Court will hear her appeal, but no date has been set. Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:47:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/22/425290540/in-pakistan-death-row-case-a-rare-glimmer-of-hope https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/22/425290540/in-pakistan-death-row-case-a-rare-glimmer-of-hope

Asia Bibi, a 50-year-old mother of five sentenced to death in 2010 for insulting Islam, has been granted a reprieve — for now. Pakistan's Supreme Court will hear her appeal, but no date has been set.

]]> Hannah Bloch Iceland's Pirate Party Wins Repeal Of Blasphemy Law The insurgent political movement, which has just three members in parliament, led the rollback of the 75-year-old law that made it a crime to "ridicule or insult" religious teachings. Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:22:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/03/419803189/icelands-pirate-party-wins-repeal-of-blasphemy-law https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/03/419803189/icelands-pirate-party-wins-repeal-of-blasphemy-law The insurgent political movement, which has just three members in parliament, led the rollback of the 75-year-old law that made it a crime to "ridicule or insult" religious teachings.

]]> Scott Neuman More Than 100 Charged In Mob Killing Of Christian Couple In Pakistan Prosecutors say clerics accused the couple of burning a page of the Quran and helped incite a mob to incinerate them in a brick kiln. Thu, 21 May 2015 14:43:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/21/408534103/more-than-100-charged-in-mob-killing-of-christian-couple-in-pakistan https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/21/408534103/more-than-100-charged-in-mob-killing-of-christian-couple-in-pakistan Prosecutors say clerics accused the couple of burning a page of the Quran and helped incite a mob to incinerate them in a brick kiln.

]]> Scott Neuman Pakistani Judge Orders Death For Man Who Claimed To Be Prophet The 69-year-old British national, who had been treated for schizophrenia, was convicted under the country's strict blasphemy laws. Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:37:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/01/24/265743855/pakistani-judge-orders-death-for-man-who-claimed-to-be-prophet https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/01/24/265743855/pakistani-judge-orders-death-for-man-who-claimed-to-be-prophet The 69-year-old British national, who had been treated for schizophrenia, was convicted under the country's strict blasphemy laws.

]]> Scott Neuman Christian Girl Accused Of Blasphemy Cleared By Pakistani Court When Rimsha Masih was accused of burning pages from the Quran and arrested, the case drew international attention because the evidence against her was scant and she is said to be "mentally impaired." Today, a court threw out the charge. Her accuser awaits trial for allegedly planting evidence. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:51:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/20/165549541/christian-girl-accused-of-blasphemy-cleared-by-pakistani-court https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/20/165549541/christian-girl-accused-of-blasphemy-cleared-by-pakistani-court

When Rimsha Masih was accused of burning pages from the Quran and arrested, the case drew international attention because the evidence against her was scant and she is said to be "mentally impaired." Today, a court threw out the charge. Her accuser awaits trial for allegedly planting evidence.

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