The Good with the Bad
Afghani Christian convert, Abdul Rahman, has arrived in Italy and requested asylum:
Italy agreed to grant asylum for Rahman days after Pope Benedict XVI personally appealed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to show clemency. In the letter, the Roman Catholic leader said if Karzai released Rahman, it would foster mutual understanding and respect among the world’s religions.
However, the fact that Rahman was allowed to leave the country alive angered many Afghani Muslims, who suggested that Rahman may be an assassination target:
Rahman was released from an Afghan prison Tuesday. He had been held by Afghan authorities for becoming a Christian, which is punishable by death under Islamic law. Many Muslim clerics in the country called for his death, and said that even if he were freed his life would be in danger.
Ahead of Rahman’s release, clerics wrote Karzai asking him to prevent Western nations from interfering with their religious practices and customs.
About 1,000 people demonstrated in Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday, chanting “Death to America” and “Death to George Bush.”
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