Pakistan lifts Facebook ban but ‘blasphemous’ pages stay hidden

Official vows ‘nothing of this sort will happen in the future’ after row over contest for images of Muhammad. Pakistan lifted a two-week-old ban on Facebook today but said it would continue to block individual pages containing “blasphemous” content. Pakistan banned Facebook on 19 May in response to an online competition that invited people around…

Pakistan blocks Facebook in row over Muhammad (PBUH) drawings

Authorities in Pakistan block access to Facebook after a competition page encouraged users to post drawings of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Pakistan today blocked Facebook indefinitely in response to public outrage over a competition on the social networking site that encourages people to post drawings of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, which…

UK Election Results – The Muslim Update

The UK election has ended in a hung parliament and whilst there is much debate on who will form the next government, one thing is for certain: Britain has doubled its number of Muslim MPs. Despite government minister Shahid Malik losing his Dewsbury seat, Britain now has eight Muslim MPs including three Muslim women and…