Yet another report about jihadists murdering gays. What makes this report unique is the recognition that such murders are sanctioned by Sharia. The killings of gays are not presented as though such a heinous action is an aberration exclusive to the Islamic State. The publication “the Gay UK” does not mince words in stating:
“In Islamic State controlled areas Sharia Law is used the legal system. In Sharia Law gay men face capital punishment.”
The article also informs about Sharia:
“Islam’s legal system, derived from the Koran
Informs every aspect of Muslims’ lives
Islamic jurists issue formal guidance through fatwas, or religious edicts.”
“Four men executed by ISIS for homosexuality”, theGayUK, August 23, 2016:
Four men were thrown to their deaths after being found guilty of homosexuality and sodomy on Saturday in the Nineveh province in Iraq.
Two of the men were allegedly part of the ISIS organisation.
The men were thrown from the top floor of a former insurance company’s offices in Mosul. The location is apparently used often for such executions.
A local source told IraqiNews.com that
“ISIS members executed four people, including two of its own members, on charges of homosexuality and sodomy.
“The execution was carried out by throwing the men from the top of a former insurance company building.
“The execution was carried out in dour al-Toub area in central Mosul. Later, the outfit transferred the bodies and threw them at Al-Khasfah hole, situated to the west of Mosul”.
Although the death penalty is not law in either Syria or Iraq, however in Islamic State controlled areas Sharia Law is used the legal system. In Sharia Law gay men face capital punishment.
WHAT IS SHARIA LAW?Islam’s legal system, derived from the Koran
Informs every aspect of Muslims’ lives
Islamic jurists issue formal guidance through fatwas, or religious edicts..”