Via Michelle Malkin comes news that Abdul Rahman is seeking asylum outside of Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity has appealed for asylum in another country, the United Nations said Monday.
U.N. spokesman Adrian Edwards said the world body was working with the Afghan government to meet the request by Abdul Rahman, 41.
“Mr. Rahman has asked for asylum outside Afghanistan,” he said. “We expect this will be provided by one of the countries interested in a peaceful solution to this case.”
And none too soon apparently:
Muslim clerics have threatened to incite Afghans to kill Rahman if he is freed, saying he is guilty of apostasy and deserves to die. They said Rahman violated Islamic Shariah law by rejecting Islam.
Monday’s protest ended peacefully about two hours after it started in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, said police commander Nasruddin Hamdrad. The protesters chanted “Death to Bush!” and other anti-Western slogans, while the police stood guard.
Because, of couse, George Bush tied Abdul Rahman to a chair and forced him to watch endless hours of Pat Robertson’s 700 Club until he agreed to convert.
I’m with Michelle on this, if Rahman wants to come to the United States, our 400 year history, starting with the Pilgrims, of being a place of refuge for those persecuted for their religious beliefs practically demands that we let him come here.
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