“A Nigerian court has sentenced an atheist to 24 years in prison for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against Islam in the West African nation’s northern region.” Notice how such judgements rarely indicate what the “offender” actually said about Islam. Mubarak Bala, who was deemed an apostate (a crime worthy of death, according […]
Sunspots? New York Times defends Nigerian atheist who called Muhammad a terrorist
Given the New York Times’ track record, it’s safe to say that if Mubarak Bala were an American and a Christian, the Times would be excoriating him as an “Islamophobe,” not writing an admiring piece about his courage and independent thinking. Note also that even here, the Times continues its practice, shared by all of […]
Ghana: Muslims pose as ex-Muslims to compile lists of atheists for prosecution
According to a hadith, Muhammad said, “War is deceit.” (Bukhari 4.52.268) It wouldn’t be surprising if this were happening in other places as well. I’ve lately encountered an increasing number of ex-Muslims who have an animus toward me for no clear reason, although they say largely the same things I do. Some turn out when […]
Nigeria: Atheist faces execution under Sharia for insulting Muhammad on Facebook
Rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong “said that Bala could not be subjected to Sharia law because he doesn’t subscribe to it….’It is only Moslems that are subject to Sharia law and that is the constitution because Sharia law is an Islamic law that governs lifestyle of Moslems who subscribe to Islam and followers of Prophet Muhammed.’” […]