Posts tagged Sufis
Sufi Singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Faces Death For Blasphemy In Nigeria
Sufi Singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Faces Death For Blasphemy In Nigeria

(OPINION) Members of religious minorities — especially Ahmadi Muslims, Sufis, Baha’is and converts to Christianity — may be accused of fomenting “sectarian strife,” spreading “misinformation,” “insulting a heavenly religion” or threatening “national security.” In regions controlled by Sunni Islam, rival Shia Muslims may face similar accusations, with that equation being reversed in lands controlled by Shia clerics, such as Iran.

 

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Africa, Analysis, Islam, Justice, News, Opinion, Religious Freedom, TERRY MATTINGLYTerry MattinglyYahaya Sharif-Aminu, Sufi Singer, Nigeria, Prophet Muhammad, Sufi, Sharif-Aminu, Terry Mattingly, Blasphemy, Blasphemy Laws, Ahmadi Muslims, Sufis, Baha'is, Sunni Islam, Muhammadu Buhari, Rishi SunakComment
Iran's warning to children shows a deepening religious intolerance
Iran's warning to children shows a deepening religious intolerance

(OPINION) Prohibiting students from proclaiming their faith at school is the latest method of persecution against “unrecognized” religions in the country.

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Opinion, Middle EastEwelina U. OchabIran, religious freedom, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, USCIRF, Mohsen Haji Mirzaei, Javaid Rehman, United Nations, Bahai, Sufis, Islam, Ewelina U. Ochab, Human Rights, Religious Intolerance