We know this isn’t true, as Afghan women have been protesting against the Taliban regime. But Qari Abdul Kabir is likely confident that all opposition can be terrorized into submission, in accord with the recommendations of the Qur’an (3:151, 8:12, 8:60). “‘Islamic System is What Every Afghan Wants,’ Says Afghan Deputy PM,” by Saqalain Eqbal, […]
Afghanistan: Taliban shoot and kill woman who was accused of adultery
Sharia directs that women accused of adultery be stoned to death. This report does not explain why this woman was shot to death instead. In any case, putting adulterers (although usually only women are punished this way) to death is not “extremist”; it is Islamic law. The caliph Umar, one of Muhammad’s closest companions, even […]