Bravery, embodied. “She is adamant that it is not a problem with Islam, but rather one of intolerant societies. ’If you look at the Old Testament, there are some shocking things there,’ she said. ‘But Jewish society realises that it’s no longer acceptable to stone someone to death, or to cut out their eyes, or enslave them. And the vast majority of Muslims realise that too. ‘It’s just the extremists in Pakistan or Saudi or Sudan who fail to see the message of humanity behind the words.’ The crime of apostasy – for which Ms Ibrahim has been sentenced to death – is defined as the renouncing of your religion. Some divisions of Christianity – among them Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Baptists – believe apostasy is a sin. But it is mainly seen as an Islamic crime, based on a Hadith – saying - from Prophet Muhammad who said, ‘Whoever changes his religion kill him.’ But many scholars point out that numerous verses in the Koran guarantee freedom of belief.” One day, the world will credit courageous young Muslim women like Meriam Ibrahim and Amal Farah with having inspired the movement that discredited and overthrew extremists and fostered a culture of human rights - including freedom of religion - in their native lands. telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/10854163/I-renounced-Islam-so-my-family-think-I-should-die.html
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