Many of these are Shi’ite accounts, as is clear from the references to blasphemy of “the Mothers of the Believers, the Companions of the Prophet.” Shi’ites often disparage Aisha, “the mother of the believers,” because she opposed Ali, and Muhammad’s companions, the first caliphs, Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, for the same reason. In any […]
Pakistan: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony rejects bill placing age limit on conversion to Islam
The bill is designed to prevent forced conversions and the manipulation of children. How could anyone oppose this? An update on this story. “Pakistan ministry rejects age bar on Islamic conversion,” by Kamran Chaudhry, UCA News, September 24, 2021: Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has rejected a bill that proposed regulations on […]