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Student in Mauritania charged with blasphemy over exam paper
Mauritanian authorities have charged a high school student with blasphemy over a mock exam paper she submitted.
The young woman was arrested last week for allegedly showing disrespect to the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
If found guilty, she could be sentenced to death with no possibility of appeal.
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The student's family later released a statement to the pan-Arabic newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi in which they asked for forgiveness, saying she suffered from mental health issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66331766
The young woman was arrested last week for allegedly showing disrespect to the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
If found guilty, she could be sentenced to death with no possibility of appeal.
...
The student's family later released a statement to the pan-Arabic newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi in which they asked for forgiveness, saying she suffered from mental health issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66331766
So it doesn't even have to be in public for the poor defenceless Allah to need his detractors (if that's what she really did) murdered to uphold his honour.
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