Where Adultery is a Capital Crime

Posted on August 28, 2003

Over on her blog, Jen Klyse is doing an excellent job covering the case of Amina Lawal, the Nigerian woman who is trying to appeal a sentence of death given her by a Sharia court for the heinous crime of adultery. Sharia is religious law that is often based on a very strict interpretation of the Koran; hence the definition of adultery as a crime worthy of the death penalty. Americans should be paying more attention to the “justice” handed out by these courts, so kudos to Jen for keeping it on the radar.