Such barbarism is actually merciful in a Sharia context, since the Sharia death penalty for blasphemy is death. This is yet another indication that Sharia has no place in Western societies. Yet increasingly, the freedom of speech is being curbed so as not to offend the sensibilities of Muslims (who have been conditioned under the Sharia). There has even been silencing of reporting about human rights abuses that are sanctioned under Sharia. The UK has opted to allow over 85 sharia courts to”operate beyond the reach of British law,” and which send abused women back to their homes to be abused again by their husbands.
A UNICEF representative in Kano, Peter Hawkins, stated that “this is a violation of the African Charter of the Rights And Welfare of a Child. A violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” But many Muslims in Nigeria regard Sharia blasphemy laws as taking precedence over the Constitution of the Federal Republic, as the law of Allah supersedes man-made law.
A Kano court five years ago sentenced nine people to death for blasphemy. Last month, 22-year-old musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death for blasphemy. Adeolu Samuel Adeyemo, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kano state, responded:
For us in CAN, the judgment of the Shari’a court is according to Islamic law and so we don’t have objection to it because it is according to the position of Islam.
“Unicef condemns jailing of Nigeria teen for ‘blasphemy'”, BBC, September 16, 2020:
The UN children’s agency Unicef has called on the Nigerian authorities to urgently review an Islamic court’s decision to sentence a 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy.
The boy was convicted in August of making uncomplimentary remarks about God during an argument with a friend in northern Kano state.
Kano is one of 12 Nigerian states practising the Sharia legal system alongside the country’s secular laws.
Muslims form the majority in the north.
The 13-year-old’s sentencing “negates all core underlying principles of child rights and child justice that Nigeria – and by implication, Kano state – has signed on to”, said Peter Hawkins, Unicef’s representative in the West African state.
On 9 September, the boy’s lawyer, Kola Alapinni, said he had filed an appeal against the judgement.
“This is a violation of the African Charter of the Rights And Welfare of a Child. A violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he added.
He told the BBC that no date had been set for the appeal to be heard in court….
Dave from San Antonio says
Such is islam.
mortimer says
Islam kills all blasphemers unless they are mentally ill.
Keith O says
Mortimer, That doesn’t make sense, I thought anyone who is a Mudslime is mentally ill!
Bad Penguin says
Not mentally, ill just inbred.
Dude says
Full of stupidity and evil, the cult can only be defended with violence. It all gets more and more despicable every day.
Ray Jarman says
Maybe this is to what Ilhan Omar is referring when she talks about a new police system in Minneapolis. She has said numerous times how Sharia is far superior Judeo/Christian based law.
Boycott Turkey says
Islam is so evil and vile I hope the boy can be saved from prison
DavidR says
Reminds me of the time Muhammad killed every male in one formerly wealthy town who was old enough to have pubes.
misterpaul5a says
In 2019 the UKNgave £320 millions in Aid. Cancel it immediately fir 2020/1.
Keith O says
Only 10 years? Why such a light sentence? It’s obvious that a child who is not old enough to form a rational opinion on most things should be punished as an example to others like him.
Gotta stop using that sarcasm switch this early in the morning.
In any other country where sanity prevails, the worst he should have gotten was a severe talking to about his thought patterns.
In civilized countries, that is the sort of sentence you would rightfully expect for a violent crime. Not for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, most kids that age have no “off switch”.
This is just one more fine example of what to expect under the heel of Islam.
Linde Barrera says
To Keith O- I agree with you that sarcasm should not be offered
on this site only because there
are readers who live in foreign
countries and they read this website. They may not
understand sarcasm. TO ALL
JIHAD WATCH ARTICLE
WRITERS AND COMMENT WRITERS: PLAIN ENGLISH,
PLEASE!
Also, it is disgusting that any
minor child living anywhere
could be given a jail sentence
for exercising free speech. But
we all must remember that there
is no free speech in Islam. Quite remarkable too, when one stops
to realize that all humans were
created with free will. “There is
no god but Allah…” Seems Allah only loves Muslims! Why?
Because any human who
worships other than Allah, (as
mandated in Quran verses 8:12
and 9:5) must be destroyed.
This is the nuttiest and most demonic aspect of Islam.
NO MUSLIM HAS EVER BEEN
ABLE TO SATISFACTORILY EXPLAIN THIS IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICT TO ME! Why not?
gravenimage says
Linde, Robert Spencer himself uses sarcasm quite frequently. I don’t think this is actually a bad thing.
gravenimage says
Nigeria: Sharia court sentences 13-year-old boy to 10 years in jail for blasphemy
……………..
Damned savages. And–as noted–this is deemed merciful because the victim is not murdered outright.
God, I hate Islam.
Jesper Kraul Jensen says
Again: Islam IS the religion of peace. If you kill or imprison al the blasphemists, and unbelievers of course, in the long run, there will be peace.
Seeking Deliverance says
And yet… our western countries… all of them… have allowed Islam to root and grow within their borders… all the while committing jihad attacks on western populations chiefly Christians and Jews.
End Islam.
OLD GUY says
And we want these people in our country.
What is wrong with people like Biden who wants open migration for muslims/islamic people.
Open borders is suicide for a country and its society.