The case of Abdul Rahman

Readers may be familiar with the case of Abdul Rahman, the Afghan man sentenced to death for converting to Christianity. Recent reports say that charges against him have been dropped, but continued calls for his death from Islamist clerics suggest that this story is not over. Michelle Malkin has a lot more ... and, at the American Thinker, Andrew Bostom reminds us that this kind of oppression is business as usual in many states ruled by Islamic law:

Death for apostacy is part and parcel of Islamic scripture and tradition. When Afghanistan’s leading clerics endorse his death, they are on solid ground. Thus, in the wake of appeals by world leaders  , including the Pope, even though Mr. Rahman appears to have received a “dispensation” by the Karzai Government  —for “mental health”, or other reasons, unfortunately, he is and remains guilty as per Afghan religious leaders, and Shari’a.