Friday, August 10, 2007

The True, Intolerant Face of Shari’ah Law

BBC: Eighteen men have been remanded in prison following their arrest for alleged sodomy in northern Nigeria, the state-owned news agency, Nan, reports.

The men were arrested in a hotel in north-eastern Bauchi State, which is governed by the Islamic Sharia law.

The Sharia punishment for sodomy is death by stoning. Gay Nigerians face Sharia death (more)

Mark Alexander