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Behead convert, says 'moderate'(Daily Mail Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)SENIOR Muslim clerics have said an Afghan man facing trial for converting from Islam to Christianity should be executed. One, Abdul Raoulf - regarded as a moderate after being jailed for criticising the hardline Taliban regime when it was in power - said of Abdul Rahman: 'He is not mad. The government are playing games. The people will not be fooled. This is humiliating for Islam. Cut off his head.' Rahman, a 41-year- old former medical aid worker, faces the death penalty under Afghanistan's strict Islamic laws for becoming a Christian. Diplomats say the Afghan government is searching for a way to drop the case. Rahman is suspected of being mentally ill and is to undergo psychological examinations to see whether he is fit to stand trial. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |