By CBS News Meriam Ibrahim, the woman sentenced to death for apostasy in Sudan while heavily pregnant, gave birth to a baby girl in jail, according to reports. Ibrahim, 27, gave birth to a girl early Tuesday in the hospital wing of a prison near Khartoum, one of her lawyers, Elshareef Ali, told Bloomberg. “They…
By Agenzia Fides A member of the Afghan Parliament suggested that those who convert from Islam to Christianity are to be executed, according to the sharia (Islamic law), in order to stop the rapid growth of Christianity among Afghan citizens, within the country and abroad. As reported to Fides by local sources, the shock-appeal of…
The majority of Muslims around the world support religious freedom even while expressing a desire for Sharia – or traditional Islamic law – to be recognized as the national law of their country. The findings were part of a comprehensive study called “The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society” conducted by the Pew Research Center…