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PeaceNikki

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9. Plus ten years imprisonment. His website admin got 6.

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 09:05 PM

Jan 2015

The prosecution had demanded he be tried for apostasy, which carries the death penalty.

The idea that taking a stand against Islam, whether it be through satire, protests or the written word, is a crime punishable of death, torture or imprisonment is not as rare in Muslim circles as some would like to think. It's awful. No, not all Muslims but it's a far cry from rare, too.

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1000 lashes for Saudi blogger for insulting Islam. Please sign Amnesty International petition [View all] uhnope Jan 2015 OP

Insults indeed..here are his crimes.... True Earthling Jan 2015 #1

The people doing things like this are not real muslims. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #2

Or that it's cool, because the Crusades... Eom Desert805 Jan 2015 #5

and Howard Dean said so!!1 nt m-lekktor Jan 2015 #6

Done SamKnause Jan 2015 #3

Big KnR! for exposure. 2banon Jan 2015 #4

Done. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #7

... SidDithers Jan 2015 #8

Plus ten years imprisonment. His website admin got 6. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #9

k & r & done LeftishBrit Jan 2015 #10