Mar 25

This Week: Man jailed for “blasphemy” in Afganistan, attempts to ban Richard Dawkins from speaking at Oalkahoma University, why evolution is offensive to the religous, new Texas law could prevent teachers from marking answers incorrect in science classes, a new online service provides machines that do your praying for you, and your comments.

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Mar 13

Sayed Pervez Kambaksh, a student from Afganistan has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for circulating a paper on woman’s rights. The High Court in Afghanistan handed down the sentence without hearing the man’s

defense, and even his lawyer is now under investigation for “defending infidels”.

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