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Religion of Peace update: Yemen detains 9 people for converting to Christianity

Posted 21 Aug 2008 in hypocrisy, intolerance, Islam, Religion of Peace update

Remember, the Qur’an tells us there is no compulsion of religion in Islam…except in Yemen, where apostasy is punishable by death. Oh, and also in Afghanistan. And Pakistan. And Iran. And Algeria. And Turkey. And Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Sudan, and Mauritania. And, I nearly forgot, in Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Somalia, and Kenya. But other than that, there is no compulsion of religion in Islam. Yay.

SAN’A, Yemen – Yemeni police have detained at least nine people this year for converting from Islam to Christianity, a security official said Tuesday.

The nine were arrested between May and early August and remain in police custody, said the official.

Converting from Islam to any other religion is illegal in Yemen and can be punishable by death. But in previous cases, those arrested are usually released after they revoke their new faith and pledge to return to Islam. [Hrmm, I wonder what might motivate those "infidels" to disavow their beliefs and recommit to Islam? Surely it's not being forced on them! - Ed.]

Three of the nine were detained west of the capital, San’a, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. He declined to provide details about the others.

A family member of one of the detained said he fears those arrested could face torture or abuse in prison. The family member, who declined to be named because of security concerns, said Hani el-Dahayni, 30, was detained in May after police stormed his office and confiscated computers and compact discs.

I guess they took too seriously that pesky hadith from Mohammed, “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.”
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UPDATE: Author Brigitte Gabriel offers some insight into this disturbing trend of violent intolerance in her new book, They Must Be Stopped.

“Islam has created and unleashed an uncontrollable wave of hatred and rage on the world…Going forward we must realize that the portent behind the terrorist attacks is the purest form of what the Prophet Mohammed created. It’s not radical Islam. It’s what Islam is at the core…The time of moderation and watered-down religion is over …It’s not radical Islam. It’s not Wahhabi Islam, it’s Mohammed’s original Islam.“

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