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| Europeans who are sceptical of the threat posed to Western civilisation by Islam would do well to look into how those states dominated by that religion treat their citizens. It has just been announced that Yemeni police have detained at least nine people this year for converting from Islam to Christianity. ![]() The nine were arrested between May and early August and remain in police custody, a security official for the Yemen state said. Converting from Islam to any other religion is illegal in Yemen and can be punishable by death. But in previous cases, those arrested are usually released after they revoke their new faith and pledge to return to Islam. Three of the nine were detained west of the capital, San’a, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. He declined to provide details about the others. A family member of one of the detained said he fears those arrested could face torture or abuse in prison. The family member, who declined to be named because of security concerns, said Hani el-Dahayni, 30, was detained in May after police stormed his office and confiscated computers and compact discs. Separately, police detained six Iranians who are followers of the Baha’i faith and have lived in Yemen for three decades, the security official said. The six were accused of being members of a rebel group. Though not officially banned in Yemen, the Baha’i religion is considered by some Muslims as heresy. The Baha’i faith was founded by the Persian nobleman Baha’u'llah, who claimed to be a new prophet in the series that included Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. Islam considers Muhammad to be the last of the prophets. Mansour Hayel, vice president of the Omar al-Gawi Political Forum that advocates for human rights and civil liberties in Yemen, blamed the arrests on the growing influence of extremist Muslim groups in Yemen. But that doesn’t explain how the law got on the books, let alone how big the “tiny minority of extremists” has become, how many of them are in the government as opposed to ‘moderates’, or exactly where the line would be drawn between the two categories. Is this the future for Britain under Islamic domination? Only you have the power and the ability to prevent this from happening — by voting BNP before it is too late. “If anyone changes his religion, kill him.” - Muhammad said. Source While Christians who turn to Islam are feted, the 200,000 Muslims who turn away are faced with abuse, violence and even murder. And this is in Britain ! http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article510589.ece Quote:
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