Apostasy : An Overview - The Maranatha Community

Contents
1. Introduction 4
2. The Nature of Apostasy 5
3. The Outworking of Apostasy 6
4. Concerns expressed about Apostasy 7
5. Islamic Teaching on Apostasy 8
6. The Punishment of Apostasy 10
7. Apostasy, Human Rights and Religious Freedom 11
8. Conclusions 13
Appendix 1
Countries in which Apostasy or Blasphemy Issues Occur 14
Appendix 2
Apostasy and Blasphemy issues in Western Countries 28
Appendix 3
Muslim Victims of Apostasy 30
Appendix 4
An Analysis of International Law relating to Apostasy and Freedom
to Change One’s Religion 32
Appendix 5
Teaching on Apostasy and Jihad in Egyptian
and Saudi School Books 34
Appendix 6
Material Published in the USA by Saudi Arabia
which appears to incite hatred 35
Appendix 7
A simple glossary of terms used in this Submission 36
Sources of Information 38
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