It is a commonly held belief that Islamic law dictates the death penalty as an absolute punishment for apostasy. However, this reading of the Islamic Tradition relies on restricting the role of the Prophet Muhammad to that of a religious figure issuing
Meriam Ibrahim was convicted of apostasy – the abandonment of one's religious faith – and ordered to hang for her 'crime.' Western embassies and human rights groups have urged Sudan to respect the right of the 26-year-old
Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for apostasy. Rick Moran. A Sudanese judge has sentenced a pregnant Christian woman to death for refusing to denounce her religion and embrace Islam. She was also sentenced to be flogged for having sex with her
A Sudanese judge sentenced a heavily pregnant Christian woman to hang for apostasy, a ruling that Britain denounced as “barbaric” and left the United States “deeply disturbed”. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 27, is married to
But what is apostasy?: The word 'apostasy' derives from the Greek word 'apostasia', which is often translated as "departing from". In religious terms, apostasy refers to the abandonment of one's faith by conversion or complete desertion. In this case