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Last Updated: Thursday, 5 May, 2005, 10:50 GMT 11:50 UK Sudanese demand death for editor The editor is reported to be a prominent Islamist Angry crowds are demanding the death penalty for a Sudanese newspaper editor over an article allegedly questioning the parentage of the Prophet Muhammad. Hundreds of people are protesting outside a court where Mohamed Taha Mohamed Ahmed is being charged. His Al Wifaq newspaper is being suspended for three days from Friday over the article. The crowds are being closely monitored by riot police, who clashed with the protesters on Thursday. "Oh judges of the Sudan, defend the honour of the Prophet," read one banner. The AFP news agency says Mr Ahmed is a prominent Islamist journalist and member of the Muslim Brotherhood political group. He has not yet commented on the allegations against him. Those who renounce Islam face the death penalty in Sudan. Khartoum has been governed by strict Islamic Sharia law since 1983 - but the BBC's Jonah Fisher in the city says that in recent years courts have shown a degree of flexibility in their interpretations of Islamic law. The introduction of Sharia sparked a 21-year rebellion by Christians and Animists in southern Sudan, which ended earlier this year. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
