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Abdul Rahman, the Afghan who was expected to be sentenced to death for converting to Christianity is now expected to be set free. When asked if he will leave Afghanistan he said, “Perhaps, but if I flee again that would mean my country hasn’t changed. It would mean that they have won, our enemies. Without respect for human rights, without respect for all religions, the Taliban has won.”

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An Afghan court may sentence Abdul Rahman to death for converting from Islam to Christianity.

Afghanistan’s constitution is based on Shariah law, which requires that any Muslim who converts to another religion must be sentenced to death. Afghanistan’s President, Hamid Karzai once again finds himself between a rock an a hard place on this one. 99% of his people are Muslim and listen to the clerics who are calling for this guy’s death and yet many western countries are putting pressure on him to show leniency to Mr. Rahman.

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