Apostasy

Islam And Punishment For Apostasy

Harris Zafar | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Apostasy, Religion, Blasphemy Laws, Islam, Maududi, Capital Punishment, Youcef Nadarkhani Execution, Religion and Politics, Muslims, Blasphemy, Iran, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Religion News
Harris Zafar

Any attempt to compel Pastor Nadarkhani to recant his Christian faith is barbaric and against the teachings of the Quran.

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The Case of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani -- Apostasy from Islam is a Right, Not A Crime

Mustafa Akyol | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Apostasy, Iran, Islam, Islamic Law, Reformers, Quran, Hadith, Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, Death Sentence, Religion News
Mustafa Akyol

Instead of remaining silent in the face of executions such as the one that Yousef Nadarkhani faces, let alone condoning them, we Muslims should speak out against them forcefully.

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Iran's Death Penalty For Christian Pastor Violates The Quran

Harris Zafar | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Apostasy, Blasphemy Laws, Islam, Islamic Republic of Iran, Youcef Nadarkhani Execution, Religious Freedom, Quran, Death Penalty, Iran, Sharia, Religious Tolerance, Christianity in Iran, Religious Freedom in Iran, Religion News
Harris Zafar

In Iran, Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani faces the death penalty for the "crime" of leaving Islam as a teenager and converting to Christianity. Many mistakenly believe that Islam supports this barbaric practice.

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Don't Kill The Apostate Yosef Nadarkhani

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 12.03.2011

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Dr. Faheem Younus

Now that the 11th branch of Iran's Gilan Provincial Court has declared that Nadarkhani belong to a Muslim family and therefore must recant his Christian faith, he could be executed within a week.

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Blasphemy and 'Sharia' Laws: Legitimizing Corruption and Cognitive Dissonance in Muslim Lands

Yursil Kidwai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Apostasy, Blasphemy Laws, Blasphemy, Sultan, Stoning, Pakistan, Mary Fisher, Islam, Shariah, History of the Middle East, History of Islam, Ottoman Empire, Sharia Law, Sharia, Religion News
Yursil Kidwai

It is high time for Muslims to accept that what is making Muslim states un-Islamic isn't a possible repeal of blasphemy laws.

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Rifqa, the Reverand and Apostasy

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Apostasy, Church, Bible Study, Muslim Americans, Runaways, Religious Conversion, Prayer, Muslim, Honor Killing, Politics News
Salam Al Marayati

Mohamed Bary says she can practice any faith she wants -- clearly, he is not a fundamentalist. He believes his daughter was brainwashed and kidnapped.

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