Articles by Abdullah bin Hamid Ali

Preserving the Freedom for Faith: Re-evaluating the Politics of Compulsion

Vol. 9, No. 2 (Summer 2011)

Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Monday, 13 June 2011

The execution of apostates fundamentally contradicts the nature of faith, since genuine faith can neither be coerced nor institutionalized. Today, executions for apostasy should be halted, as the execution of an apostate has no moral or strategic goal.

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