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March 22, 2006
Christian Convert May Lose All Civil Rights and Children
"KUWAIT CITY (CWN) - A Kuwaiti Christian man was put on trial Wednesday on charges that he committed apostasy by converting from Islam to Christianity.
Hussein Qambar Ali, 45, is being sued in Kuwait's family court by three private lawyers seeking to strip him of his civil rights, including his right to a Moslem marriage, custody of his children, and right to inheritance. Ali's marriage broke up last year due to his conversion, and has been unable to keep a job.
Islam provides no penalty for any Moslem who kills a convert to another religion...see "apostasy".
"We believe in Christianity, but we will not permit Mr. Qambar to harm the feelings of Moslems," Mohammad al-Jadai, one of the three plaintiffs, told the court. "He provoked the feelings of Moslems, telling the newspapers about his conversion and distorting Islam's image."
In Islam any sane Moslem who renounces his religion, and persists in doing so after being allowed a chance to repent, loses a range of rights. Islam provides no penalty for any Moslem who kills the convert on the grounds of his apostasy. Jadai said the suit was not aimed at affecting Ali's other rights such as the right to travel or work and was certainly not aimed at seeking his death."
Posted by Post Scripts at March 22, 2006 02:31 PM