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Macabee
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posted 13 October 2004 05:58 PM

This is an outrage. Is there anything we can do?

Nigerian women to be stoned

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skdadl
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posted 13 October 2004 06:09 PM

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Previous sentences of death by stoning for adultery in 2002 and 2003 were overturned by higher Sharia courts after international appeals for clemency.

This is a familiar struggle in Nigeria and internationally, which of course does not make it any easier or happier.

I hope and believe that some parts of the UN remain functioning and effective in cases such as these.

As concerned individuals, many of us can turn to the NGOs that will already be working against these judgements, and with good hope of success.

In the longer term, of course, we are all hoping that the international community may come to deal intelligently with the severe distortions of all local cultures that have occurred in raped nations like Nigeria. That would be the very long term, though, as I read current prejudices, paranoias, and unholy alliances.

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al-Qa'bong
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posted 13 October 2004 07:11 PM

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This is an outrage. Is there anything we can do?

What say we all convert to Islam, Mac, so we can have a say in how Muslims behave.

Yes, this is an outrage, though.

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Macabee
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posted 13 October 2004 07:52 PM

Al your attempt at humour is not only ill-advised but unwelcome.

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Pellaken1
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posted 13 October 2004 09:44 PM

it wouldent be so bad if the moderate muslims did not stand idly by and let this happen.

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Coyote
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posted 13 October 2004 10:03 PM

Those damn moderate muslims!

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Michelle
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posted 13 October 2004 10:28 PM

Which moderate Muslims are you talking about, Pellaken? Ones who live in Nigeria, or here? Seems to me that moderate Muslims in Nigeria take their lives into their hands if they speak out. I don't know if I'd want to put my neck on the line just to become executioner fodder for the next round. As for moderate Muslims here, they have about as much power to stop this sort of thing as you and I have.

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Coyote
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posted 13 October 2004 11:33 PM

Michelle, you don't seem to understand that all moslems of every walk of life and level of devoutness everywhere are responsible for the actions of every other moslem on the planet. It's just common sense.

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Coyote
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posted 13 October 2004 11:34 PM

But God, this is horrific.

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audra trower williams
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posted 21 October 2004 11:29 AM

let's do this here.

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