blasphemy

In that climate, publicly denouncing a man for blasphemy was tantamount to designating a terrorist target, prosecutors will argue.

Blasphemy accusations are common in Pakistan and under the country’s blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or Islamic religious figures can be sentenced to death.

Think about it, I was also told by that person, mainly to prevent me from reflexively slapping them for suggesting such blasphemy.

While authorities have yet to carry out a death sentence for blasphemy, just the accusation can provoke riots.

Laws against blasphemy were first codified by India's British rulers and expanded in the 1980s under Pakistan's military government.