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To some in the muslim faith a muslim who ceases to be a muslim are apostates and should be punished by death europe as a much worse problem than America in this respect.According to this piece by Johann hari(one of the best journalists in UK in my view though i often disagree with him)
"Some 36 percent of British Muslims between the ages of 18 and 24 think apostates should be murdered"
Why wont societies push for change on this front is it because they are soscared of being labelled somehow racist they would rather people be murdered than make a fuss?.
Surpose this point from the same article.
Imagine a woman – let’s call her Beth – who has been an unthinking atheist all her life, just because her family and her friends are too. One day, she decides to convert to Islam. As soon as she dons the hijab, her neighbours start to swear and spit at her in the street. A brick is thrown through her window; while she is sleeping, her car is torched. When she speaks out publicly, the death threats come. She is a “whore” who will be “raped to death”. All the other converts to Islam are receiving the same threats. Some have been beaten. Some are on the run. When they approach the police, they are wary-to-hostile. The officers ask suspiciously: what have you been doing to anger these Muslim-bashers?
Johann Hari - Archive
"Some 36 percent of British Muslims between the ages of 18 and 24 think apostates should be murdered"
Why wont societies push for change on this front is it because they are soscared of being labelled somehow racist they would rather people be murdered than make a fuss?.
Surpose this point from the same article.
Imagine a woman – let’s call her Beth – who has been an unthinking atheist all her life, just because her family and her friends are too. One day, she decides to convert to Islam. As soon as she dons the hijab, her neighbours start to swear and spit at her in the street. A brick is thrown through her window; while she is sleeping, her car is torched. When she speaks out publicly, the death threats come. She is a “whore” who will be “raped to death”. All the other converts to Islam are receiving the same threats. Some have been beaten. Some are on the run. When they approach the police, they are wary-to-hostile. The officers ask suspiciously: what have you been doing to anger these Muslim-bashers?
Johann Hari - Archive
