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Extremism Isn't Islamic Law
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For a few days this year the world's media focused an intense
spotlight on the drama of a modern-day inquisition. Abdul Rahman, a
Muslim convert to Christianity, narrowly escaped the death penalty
for apostasy when the Afghan government -- acting under enormous
international pressure -- sidestepped the issue by ruling that he
was insane and unfit to stand trial. This unsatisfactory ruling left
unanswered a question of enormous significance: Does Islam truly
require the death penalty for apostasy, and, if not, why is there so
little freedom of religion in the so-called Muslim world?
The ...
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