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From: Snowshoe3/21/2006 4:09:33 PM
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Christian convert faces death penalty in Afghanistan __________________

Daniel Cooney in Kabul
Monday March 20, 2006
The Guardian

A man could be sentenced to death after being charged with converting from Islam to Christianity, a crime under Afghanistan's shariah laws, a judge said yesterday. The trial is thought to be the first of its kind in Afghanistan and highlights a struggle between religious conservatives and reformists over what shape Islam will take four years after the fall of the Taliban.

guardian.co.uk
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