Apostasy
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Apostasy is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that is contrary to one
Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Disciples, became an apostate.
A 1978 fatwa (nonbinding legal opinion) issued by the Fatawa Council at Al-Azhar, the chief centre of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world. The fatwa was issued in response to a query about an Egyptian Muslim man marrying a German Christian woman and then converting to Christianity. The council ruled that the man committed the crime of apostasy, and should be given a chance to repent and return to Islam. If he refuses, he is to be killed. The same conclusion was given for his children once they reach the age of
Mattathias killing a Jewish apostate
Logo of The Campaign for Collective Apostasy in Spain, calling for defection from the Catholic Church
Qatar
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Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border w
Apostasy
…Article 306 of the Mauritanian Penal Code, punishable by death. When discovered, secret apostasy requires capital punishment, irrespective of repentance. Qatar – criminalized under Article 1 of the Qatari Penal Code, may be punishable by death. Saudi Arabia – while there is no penal code in Saudi Arabia…
Excavation of a Kassite dye site on Al Khor Island
A partially restored section of the ruined town of Zubarah
Old city of Doha, January 1904
Barzan Towers are watchtowers that were built in the late 19th century and renovated in 1910 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani.