Thirteen-year-old Omar Farouq faces the prospect of spending his youth in prison in Nigeria after a Shariah court in the…
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Nigerian court hears blasphemy conviction appeals in northern city Kano
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two judges in northern Nigeria on Thursday heard the first appeals against Islamic law blasphemy convictions…
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Blasphemy And Anti-Atheist Repression In Nigeria
The arrest of Mubarak Bala has foregrounded the dangerous situation of humanists and the vicious threat of Islamic extremism in…
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Story of concern for Nigerian boy jailed for blasphemy offers hope, despite lackluster reporting — GetReligion
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Blasphemy: UNICEF Begs FG to Grant Amnesty to 13-year-old Convict
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday urged the federal government to grant Presidential Amnesty to 13-year-old Omar Farouq, who…
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Blasphemy convictions spark Nigerian debate over sharia law
By Alexis Akwagyiram, Abraham Achirga LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) – Fuad Adeyemi, an imam in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, respects those who believe…
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Musician, 22, sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’ by Sharia court in Nigeria after sharing ‘insulting’ song on WhatsApp
A MUSICIAN has been sentenced to death after being convicted of blasphemy for sharing a song in a WhatsApp group.…
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Nigeria blasphemy: Auschwitz Memorial director offers to serve part of 13-year-old boy’s prison sentence
“I cannot remain indifferent to this disgraceful sentence for humanity,” wrote Piotr Cywinski, who is in charge of preserving the…
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Auschwitz Memorial director offers to serve sentence for Nigeria ‘blasphemy’ boy
image copyrightGetty Images image captionIslamic courts have their own police force in Kano The director of the Auschwitz Memorial in…
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UNICEF Criticizes Sentencing of 13-Year Old for Blasphemy in Nigeria | Voice of America
ABUJA, NIGERIA – The United Nations Children’s Agency, UNICEF, has condemned a Nigerian court for upholding a 10-year prison sentence…
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Unicef condemns jailing of Nigeria teen for ‘blasphemy’
image copyrightGetty Images image captionIslamic courts have their own police force in Kano The UN children’s agency Unicef has called…
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Nigeria: 13-Year-Old Jailed for Blasphemy in Kano Appeals Judgement
A 13-year-old boy, Omar Farouq, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for blasphemy in Kano State, has appealed the judgement of…
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13-year-old jailed for blasphemy in Kano appeals judgement
A 13-year-old boy, Omar Farouq, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for blasphemy in Kano State, has appealed the judgement of…
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Nigeria: Blasphemy – Ebenezer Obey, Others Urge Ganduje Not to Sign Kano Singer’s Death Warrant
The Nigerian Music Industry Collective, which consists of legendary singer, Ebenezer Obey; and other heavyweights in the music industry like…
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13-year-old Boy Sentenced To 10-year Imprisonment For Blasphemy Appeals Judgment
Farouq Omar, a 13-year-old boy sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at…
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Nigeria: Death Punishment for Blasphemy?
This article was forwarded by one of our readers, in response to the piece “Citizen Aminu, Sharia and the Constitution”…
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Nigeria: Kano Singer Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Appeals Judgment
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the Kano singer sentenced to death for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at the Kano…
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Kano singer sentenced to death for blasphemy appeals judgment
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the Kano singer sentenced to death for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at the Kano…
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Sharia court ruling on blasphemy stokes controversy among Islamic scholars
THE furore generated by the death sentence passed on Islamic singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu by a Kano State-based Sharia court may…
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Outspoken Atheist, Arrested in Nigeria for Blasphemy, Hasn’t Been Seen Since
DAKAR, Senegal — Amina Ahmed knew her atheist husband was taking enormous risks with some of his Facebook posts criticizing…
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