Apostasy

Germany’s atheist refugees: When not believing is life-threatening They do not believe in God and want a life free from religious restrictions: They are atheist asylum-seekers. Not only are they threatened and sometimes killed in their homeland — even in Germany they face danger.

(Deutsche Welle) Mahmudul Haque Munshi’s name was on a hit list in Bangladesh. After five of his friends and associates were murdered, the authorities warned the blogger: “There’s nothing more we can do for you.” Munshi had to leave the country in […]

Government & Politics

Iran postponed asylum negotiations over Mohammad cartoon on minister’s iPad Inger Støjberg’s decision to post photo on social media last year had diplomatic consequences

(Copenhagen Post) According to the Immigration Ministry, a Danish agreement with Iran regarding the return of rejected asylum-seekers stalled after its minister, Inger Støjberg, posted a photo on social media last year. The photo in question showed that Støjberg had a photo […]

Interfaith

Pro-Israel groups condemn CAIR leader for calling on Israel’s ‘termination’ 'They irrationally condemn the Jewish state, but never condemn the murderous actions of Hamas or Syria, or the Palestinian dictator and terrorist [Mahmoud] Abbas,' said Zionist Organization of America national president Mort Klein.

(JNS) CAIR Los Angeles director Hussam Ayloush posted on Twitter over the weekend that “Iran’s regime calling Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ is like the pot calling the kettle black. All the people of that region will be better off once both murderous […]

Banks & Banking

Paypal halts services for UK charity with alleged ties to terrorism The termination of Paypal's service for War on Want means that people who choose to donate to the organization can no longer do so through PayPal.

(Jerusalem Post) PayPal stopped providing services to War on Want, a UN NGO, after UK Lawyers for Israel, a pro-Israel consortium of lawyers, provided evidence to PayPal claiming to show that the charity had ties with terrorist organizations. UK Lawyers for Israel […]