Buddhists burn down Mosque and hand out death sentences

[Coyote]

Muslim beliefs according to PEW show surprising similarity in very different parts of the world. A few examples:

"Penalty for Adultery

In 10 of 20 countries where there are adequate samples for analysis, at least half of Muslims who favor making sharia the law of the land also favor stoning unfaithful spouses.18 Some of the highest support for stoning is found in South Asia and the Middle East-North Africa region."

Of course this only applies to countries "who favor making sharia the law of the land". What does PEW say about support for Sharia as the "law of the land"?:

"In South Asia, high percentages in all the countries surveyed support making sharia the official law, including nearly universal support among Muslims in Afghanistan (99%). More than eight-in-ten Muslims in Pakistan (84%) and Bangladesh (82%) also hold this view. The percentage of Muslims who say they favor making Islamic law the official law in their country is nearly as high across the Southeast Asian countries surveyed (86% in Malaysia, 77% in Thailand and 72% in Indonesia).15

In sub-Saharan Africa, at least half of Muslims in most countries surveyed say they favor making sharia the official law of the land, including more than seven-in-ten in Niger (86%), Djibouti (82%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (74%) and Nigeria (71%)."

And how do Muslims feel about those who leave the faith:

"Taking the life of those who abandon Islam is most widely supported in Egypt (86%) and Jordan (82%). Roughly two-thirds who want sharia to be the law of the land also back this penalty in the Palestinian territories (66%). In the other countries surveyed in the Middle East-North Africa region, fewer than half take this view.

In the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, strong majorities of those who favor making Islamic law the official law of the land also approve of executing apostates (79% and 76%, respectively). However, in Bangladesh far fewer (44%) share this view.

A majority of Malaysian Muslims (62%) who want to see sharia as their country’s official law also support taking the lives of those who convert to other faiths."

Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia

According to PEW there seems to be a surprising level of similarity in Muslim beliefs in very different parts of the world.


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And a surprising level of differences as well.

 

[Holos]

When even the Buddhists have a problem with you and your Religion of Peace, then you know you're fucked-up in the membrane.

So the Buddhists, who in general are non-violent, when their women get raped by savage Muslims, they burn down a Mosque and now three savages Muslims who raped and killed a woman have been sentenced to death.

It seems you are associating Buddhism to syntax and Islam to grammar. Originally, none of them even uses the alphabet you and I are using.

How about that?
Is Literature going to answer your plea?

 

[Decus]

Muslim beliefs according to PEW show surprising similarity in very different parts of the world. A few examples:

"Penalty for Adultery

In 10 of 20 countries where there are adequate samples for analysis, at least half of Muslims who favor making sharia the law of the land also favor stoning unfaithful spouses.18 Some of the highest support for stoning is found in South Asia and the Middle East-North Africa region."

Of course this only applies to countries "who favor making sharia the law of the land". What does PEW say about support for Sharia as the "law of the land"?:

"In South Asia, high percentages in all the countries surveyed support making sharia the official law, including nearly universal support among Muslims in Afghanistan (99%). More than eight-in-ten Muslims in Pakistan (84%) and Bangladesh (82%) also hold this view. The percentage of Muslims who say they favor making Islamic law the official law in their country is nearly as high across the Southeast Asian countries surveyed (86% in Malaysia, 77% in Thailand and 72% in Indonesia).15

In sub-Saharan Africa, at least half of Muslims in most countries surveyed say they favor making sharia the official law of the land, including more than seven-in-ten in Niger (86%), Djibouti (82%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (74%) and Nigeria (71%)."

And how do Muslims feel about those who leave the faith:

"Taking the life of those who abandon Islam is most widely supported in Egypt (86%) and Jordan (82%). Roughly two-thirds who want sharia to be the law of the land also back this penalty in the Palestinian territories (66%). In the other countries surveyed in the Middle East-North Africa region, fewer than half take this view.

In the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, strong majorities of those who favor making Islamic law the official law of the land also approve of executing apostates (79% and 76%, respectively). However, in Bangladesh far fewer (44%) share this view.

A majority of Malaysian Muslims (62%) who want to see sharia as their country’s official law also support taking the lives of those who convert to other faiths."

Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia

According to PEW there seems to be a surprising level of similarity in Muslim beliefs in very different parts of the world.


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And a surprising level of differences as well.

Thank you. Your first graph clearly shows that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East - North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa favor making Sharia the law of the land. Your second graph however is lacking a large number countries found in the first graph - so it really doesn't provide sufficient detail to say how many support a single interpretation of Sharia.

The fact remains that many Muslims in different parts of the world show strong support for stoning adulterers and executing those that leave the faith.....according to PEW.

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[Brynmr]

Anyone defending Islam is knowingly or unknowingly defending pedophilia, misogyny, repression, supremacism and murder because these things are sanctioned within the Islamic doctrine and realized my many many Moslems.

 

[Coyote]

Anyone defending Islam is knowingly or unknowingly defending pedophilia, misogyny, repression, supremacism and murder because these things are sanctioned within the Islamic doctrine and realized my many many Moslems.

Bullshit.

 

[Coyote]

Muslim beliefs according to PEW show surprising similarity in very different parts of the world. A few examples:

"Penalty for Adultery

In 10 of 20 countries where there are adequate samples for analysis, at least half of Muslims who favor making sharia the law of the land also favor stoning unfaithful spouses.18 Some of the highest support for stoning is found in South Asia and the Middle East-North Africa region."

Of course this only applies to countries "who favor making sharia the law of the land". What does PEW say about support for Sharia as the "law of the land"?:

"In South Asia, high percentages in all the countries surveyed support making sharia the official law, including nearly universal support among Muslims in Afghanistan (99%). More than eight-in-ten Muslims in Pakistan (84%) and Bangladesh (82%) also hold this view. The percentage of Muslims who say they favor making Islamic law the official law in their country is nearly as high across the Southeast Asian countries surveyed (86% in Malaysia, 77% in Thailand and 72% in Indonesia).15

In sub-Saharan Africa, at least half of Muslims in most countries surveyed say they favor making sharia the official law of the land, including more than seven-in-ten in Niger (86%), Djibouti (82%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (74%) and Nigeria (71%)."

And how do Muslims feel about those who leave the faith:

"Taking the life of those who abandon Islam is most widely supported in Egypt (86%) and Jordan (82%). Roughly two-thirds who want sharia to be the law of the land also back this penalty in the Palestinian territories (66%). In the other countries surveyed in the Middle East-North Africa region, fewer than half take this view.

In the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, strong majorities of those who favor making Islamic law the official law of the land also approve of executing apostates (79% and 76%, respectively). However, in Bangladesh far fewer (44%) share this view.

A majority of Malaysian Muslims (62%) who want to see sharia as their country’s official law also support taking the lives of those who convert to other faiths."

Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia

According to PEW there seems to be a surprising level of similarity in Muslim beliefs in very different parts of the world.


.

And a surprising level of differences as well.

Thank you. Your first graph clearly shows that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East - North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa favor making Sharia the law of the land. Your second graph however is lacking a large number countries found in the first graph - so it really doesn't provide sufficient detail to say how many support a single interpretation of Sharia.

The fact remains that many Muslims in different parts of the world show strong support for stoning adulterers and executing those that leave the faith.....according to PEW.

.

What it shows is you have where it ranges from 8% to 99% favoring Sharia as law - considerable variation.

The second graph is ONLY of that subset of countries that support Sharia as law so of course it's not going to have them all since it's irrelevent how Sharia is interpreted if those countries don't support Sharia as law.

 

[Decus]

Muslim beliefs according to PEW show surprising similarity in very different parts of the world. A few examples:

"Penalty for Adultery

In 10 of 20 countries where there are adequate samples for analysis, at least half of Muslims who favor making sharia the law of the land also favor stoning unfaithful spouses.18 Some of the highest support for stoning is found in South Asia and the Middle East-North Africa region."

Of course this only applies to countries "who favor making sharia the law of the land". What does PEW say about support for Sharia as the "law of the land"?:

"In South Asia, high percentages in all the countries surveyed support making sharia the official law, including nearly universal support among Muslims in Afghanistan (99%). More than eight-in-ten Muslims in Pakistan (84%) and Bangladesh (82%) also hold this view. The percentage of Muslims who say they favor making Islamic law the official law in their country is nearly as high across the Southeast Asian countries surveyed (86% in Malaysia, 77% in Thailand and 72% in Indonesia).15

In sub-Saharan Africa, at least half of Muslims in most countries surveyed say they favor making sharia the official law of the land, including more than seven-in-ten in Niger (86%), Djibouti (82%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (74%) and Nigeria (71%)."

And how do Muslims feel about those who leave the faith:

"Taking the life of those who abandon Islam is most widely supported in Egypt (86%) and Jordan (82%). Roughly two-thirds who want sharia to be the law of the land also back this penalty in the Palestinian territories (66%). In the other countries surveyed in the Middle East-North Africa region, fewer than half take this view.

In the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, strong majorities of those who favor making Islamic law the official law of the land also approve of executing apostates (79% and 76%, respectively). However, in Bangladesh far fewer (44%) share this view.

A majority of Malaysian Muslims (62%) who want to see sharia as their country’s official law also support taking the lives of those who convert to other faiths."

Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia

According to PEW there seems to be a surprising level of similarity in Muslim beliefs in very different parts of the world.


.

And a surprising level of differences as well.

Thank you. Your first graph clearly shows that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East - North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa favor making Sharia the law of the land. Your second graph however is lacking a large number countries found in the first graph - so it really doesn't provide sufficient detail to say how many support a single interpretation of Sharia.

The fact remains that many Muslims in different parts of the world show strong support for stoning adulterers and executing those that leave the faith.....according to PEW.

.

What it shows is you have where it ranges from 8% to 99% favoring Sharia as law - considerable variation.

The second graph is ONLY of that subset of countries that support Sharia as law so of course it's not going to have them all since it's irrelevent how Sharia is interpreted if those countries don't support Sharia as law.

In the graph entitled: "Favor or Oppose Making Sharia the law of the land" (Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia ) there are 38 countries listed in that graph.

Of the 38 countries listed in your graph, a majority of Muslims in 25 of those same countries express the desire that Sharia should be the law of the land. The Muslims in the majority of the countries polled expressed that they want Sharia - add to that the countries where Muslims expressed 40% and above to be in favor of Sharia and you see that the variation you speak of is only reflected in a minority of the countries listed.

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[Coyote]

Muslim beliefs according to PEW show surprising similarity in very different parts of the world. A few examples:

"Penalty for Adultery

In 10 of 20 countries where there are adequate samples for analysis, at least half of Muslims who favor making sharia the law of the land also favor stoning unfaithful spouses.18 Some of the highest support for stoning is found in South Asia and the Middle East-North Africa region."

Of course this only applies to countries "who favor making sharia the law of the land". What does PEW say about support for Sharia as the "law of the land"?:

"In South Asia, high percentages in all the countries surveyed support making sharia the official law, including nearly universal support among Muslims in Afghanistan (99%). More than eight-in-ten Muslims in Pakistan (84%) and Bangladesh (82%) also hold this view. The percentage of Muslims who say they favor making Islamic law the official law in their country is nearly as high across the Southeast Asian countries surveyed (86% in Malaysia, 77% in Thailand and 72% in Indonesia).15

In sub-Saharan Africa, at least half of Muslims in most countries surveyed say they favor making sharia the official law of the land, including more than seven-in-ten in Niger (86%), Djibouti (82%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (74%) and Nigeria (71%)."

And how do Muslims feel about those who leave the faith:

"Taking the life of those who abandon Islam is most widely supported in Egypt (86%) and Jordan (82%). Roughly two-thirds who want sharia to be the law of the land also back this penalty in the Palestinian territories (66%). In the other countries surveyed in the Middle East-North Africa region, fewer than half take this view.

In the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, strong majorities of those who favor making Islamic law the official law of the land also approve of executing apostates (79% and 76%, respectively). However, in Bangladesh far fewer (44%) share this view.

A majority of Malaysian Muslims (62%) who want to see sharia as their country’s official law also support taking the lives of those who convert to other faiths."

Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia

According to PEW there seems to be a surprising level of similarity in Muslim beliefs in very different parts of the world.


.

And a surprising level of differences as well.

Thank you. Your first graph clearly shows that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East - North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa favor making Sharia the law of the land. Your second graph however is lacking a large number countries found in the first graph - so it really doesn't provide sufficient detail to say how many support a single interpretation of Sharia.

The fact remains that many Muslims in different parts of the world show strong support for stoning adulterers and executing those that leave the faith.....according to PEW.

.

What it shows is you have where it ranges from 8% to 99% favoring Sharia as law - considerable variation.

The second graph is ONLY of that subset of countries that support Sharia as law so of course it's not going to have them all since it's irrelevent how Sharia is interpreted if those countries don't support Sharia as law.

In the graph entitled: "Favor or Oppose Making Sharia the law of the land" (Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia ) there are 38 countries listed in that graph.

Of the 38 countries listed in your graph, a majority of Muslims in 25 of those same countries express the desire that Sharia should be the law of the land. The Muslims in the majority of the countries polled expressed that they want Sharia - add to that the countries where Muslims expressed 40% and above to be in favor of Sharia and you see that the variation you speak of is only reflected in a minority of the countries listed.

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That would be approximately 2/3 of the countries expressing a desire for Sharia and 1/3 not. I see that as more than a little variation. In addition, amongst that 2/3 - there is variation on the use of corporal punishments, whether it should apply to all citizens or just Muslims and for apostacy. You can see that opinions are geographically clustered. This particular Pew Poll does not include Muslims in America or Europe, but you would likely see even more variation there, particularly in the US (and I posted a link to that).

 

[Decus]

Muslim beliefs according to PEW show surprising similarity in very different parts of the world. A few examples:

"Penalty for Adultery

In 10 of 20 countries where there are adequate samples for analysis, at least half of Muslims who favor making sharia the law of the land also favor stoning unfaithful spouses.18 Some of the highest support for stoning is found in South Asia and the Middle East-North Africa region."

Of course this only applies to countries "who favor making sharia the law of the land". What does PEW say about support for Sharia as the "law of the land"?:

"In South Asia, high percentages in all the countries surveyed support making sharia the official law, including nearly universal support among Muslims in Afghanistan (99%). More than eight-in-ten Muslims in Pakistan (84%) and Bangladesh (82%) also hold this view. The percentage of Muslims who say they favor making Islamic law the official law in their country is nearly as high across the Southeast Asian countries surveyed (86% in Malaysia, 77% in Thailand and 72% in Indonesia).15

In sub-Saharan Africa, at least half of Muslims in most countries surveyed say they favor making sharia the official law of the land, including more than seven-in-ten in Niger (86%), Djibouti (82%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (74%) and Nigeria (71%)."

And how do Muslims feel about those who leave the faith:

"Taking the life of those who abandon Islam is most widely supported in Egypt (86%) and Jordan (82%). Roughly two-thirds who want sharia to be the law of the land also back this penalty in the Palestinian territories (66%). In the other countries surveyed in the Middle East-North Africa region, fewer than half take this view.

In the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, strong majorities of those who favor making Islamic law the official law of the land also approve of executing apostates (79% and 76%, respectively). However, in Bangladesh far fewer (44%) share this view.

A majority of Malaysian Muslims (62%) who want to see sharia as their country’s official law also support taking the lives of those who convert to other faiths."

Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia

According to PEW there seems to be a surprising level of similarity in Muslim beliefs in very different parts of the world.


.

And a surprising level of differences as well.

Thank you. Your first graph clearly shows that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East - North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa favor making Sharia the law of the land. Your second graph however is lacking a large number countries found in the first graph - so it really doesn't provide sufficient detail to say how many support a single interpretation of Sharia.

The fact remains that many Muslims in different parts of the world show strong support for stoning adulterers and executing those that leave the faith.....according to PEW.

.

What it shows is you have where it ranges from 8% to 99% favoring Sharia as law - considerable variation.

The second graph is ONLY of that subset of countries that support Sharia as law so of course it's not going to have them all since it's irrelevent how Sharia is interpreted if those countries don't support Sharia as law.

In the graph entitled: "Favor or Oppose Making Sharia the law of the land" (Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia ) there are 38 countries listed in that graph.

Of the 38 countries listed in your graph, a majority of Muslims in 25 of those same countries express the desire that Sharia should be the law of the land. The Muslims in the majority of the countries polled expressed that they want Sharia - add to that the countries where Muslims expressed 40% and above to be in favor of Sharia and you see that the variation you speak of is only reflected in a minority of the countries listed.

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That would be approximately 2/3 of the countries expressing a desire for Sharia and 1/3 not. I see that as more than a little variation. In addition, amongst that 2/3 - there is variation on the use of corporal punishments, whether it should apply to all citizens or just Muslims and for apostacy. You can see that opinions are geographically clustered. This particular Pew Poll does not include Muslims in America or Europe, but you would likely see even more variation there, particularly in the US (and I posted a link to that).

South Africa practised apartheid and outrage was expressed, sanctions were imposed and one country was punished for its discriminatory practices. Whether you choose to believe it or not, Sharia is repressive in the treatment of women and gays and yet there have been no calls for sanctions against countries engaged in these practices. Here is a list of 10 countries where homosexuality can be punished by death - what these countries all have in common is that Sharia is the basis for the judgement:

Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death

Odd that there seems to be so little outrage over this.

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[Coyote]

And a surprising level of differences as well.

Thank you. Your first graph clearly shows that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East - North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa favor making Sharia the law of the land. Your second graph however is lacking a large number countries found in the first graph - so it really doesn't provide sufficient detail to say how many support a single interpretation of Sharia.

The fact remains that many Muslims in different parts of the world show strong support for stoning adulterers and executing those that leave the faith.....according to PEW.

.

What it shows is you have where it ranges from 8% to 99% favoring Sharia as law - considerable variation.

The second graph is ONLY of that subset of countries that support Sharia as law so of course it's not going to have them all since it's irrelevent how Sharia is interpreted if those countries don't support Sharia as law.

In the graph entitled: "Favor or Oppose Making Sharia the law of the land" (Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia ) there are 38 countries listed in that graph.

Of the 38 countries listed in your graph, a majority of Muslims in 25 of those same countries express the desire that Sharia should be the law of the land. The Muslims in the majority of the countries polled expressed that they want Sharia - add to that the countries where Muslims expressed 40% and above to be in favor of Sharia and you see that the variation you speak of is only reflected in a minority of the countries listed.

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That would be approximately 2/3 of the countries expressing a desire for Sharia and 1/3 not. I see that as more than a little variation. In addition, amongst that 2/3 - there is variation on the use of corporal punishments, whether it should apply to all citizens or just Muslims and for apostacy. You can see that opinions are geographically clustered. This particular Pew Poll does not include Muslims in America or Europe, but you would likely see even more variation there, particularly in the US (and I posted a link to that).

South Africa practised apartheid and outrage was expressed, sanctions were imposed and one country was punished for its discriminatory practices. Whether you choose to believe it or not, Sharia is repressive in the treatment of women and gays and yet there have been no calls for sanctions against countries engaged in these practices. Here is a list of 10 countries where homosexuality can be punished by death - what these countries all have in common is that Sharia is the basis for the judgement:

Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death

Odd that there seems to be so little outrage over this.

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Sharia has both a civil code and a criminal code, and within that, it has differing interpretations so what it does depends on where you are. I disagree with it, and any religious law as the basis for law or governance. None.

Uganda tried to institute a new death penalty for being gay (with the support of some American Churches) - they criticism and outrage from western countries was intense and pressure forced them to reverse it. Uganda recieves a great deal of it's economy from international aid, so that probably made it easier to apply pressure. What's also disturbing is in some areas, there is the introduction of new laws against homosexuality, not just old laws.

What's Driving Homophobia in Africa?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pat...s-over-anti-gay-laws-2014313174349972181.html

But there is pressure and outrage around the world at countries that still criminalize homosexuality,and efforts to remove those laws from the books, in particular the death penalty and we have seen gradual improvement but certainly it has a ways to go.

In relation to death penalty, eight States officially legislate for it, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it, but a sixth State, Iraq, although not in the civil code, clearly has judges and militias throughout the country that issue the death sentence for same-sex sexual behaviours. Further, some provinces in Nigeria and Somalia officially implement the death penalty. We are also aware that in the Daesh(ISIS/ISIL)-held areas the death penalty is implemented (although a non-State actor, it is listed in the report). Brunei Darussalam is due to activate the death penalty for same sex sexual acts in 2016, but it seems likely that like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar although it is on the statute, it will not be implemented.​

Has the UN imposed sanctions anywhere for abuse of women or homosexuals?

 

[Decus]

Thank you. Your first graph clearly shows that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East - North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa favor making Sharia the law of the land. Your second graph however is lacking a large number countries found in the first graph - so it really doesn't provide sufficient detail to say how many support a single interpretation of Sharia.

The fact remains that many Muslims in different parts of the world show strong support for stoning adulterers and executing those that leave the faith.....according to PEW.

.

What it shows is you have where it ranges from 8% to 99% favoring Sharia as law - considerable variation.

The second graph is ONLY of that subset of countries that support Sharia as law so of course it's not going to have them all since it's irrelevent how Sharia is interpreted if those countries don't support Sharia as law.

In the graph entitled: "Favor or Oppose Making Sharia the law of the land" (Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia ) there are 38 countries listed in that graph.

Of the 38 countries listed in your graph, a majority of Muslims in 25 of those same countries express the desire that Sharia should be the law of the land. The Muslims in the majority of the countries polled expressed that they want Sharia - add to that the countries where Muslims expressed 40% and above to be in favor of Sharia and you see that the variation you speak of is only reflected in a minority of the countries listed.

.

That would be approximately 2/3 of the countries expressing a desire for Sharia and 1/3 not. I see that as more than a little variation. In addition, amongst that 2/3 - there is variation on the use of corporal punishments, whether it should apply to all citizens or just Muslims and for apostacy. You can see that opinions are geographically clustered. This particular Pew Poll does not include Muslims in America or Europe, but you would likely see even more variation there, particularly in the US (and I posted a link to that).

South Africa practised apartheid and outrage was expressed, sanctions were imposed and one country was punished for its discriminatory practices. Whether you choose to believe it or not, Sharia is repressive in the treatment of women and gays and yet there have been no calls for sanctions against countries engaged in these practices. Here is a list of 10 countries where homosexuality can be punished by death - what these countries all have in common is that Sharia is the basis for the judgement:

Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death

Odd that there seems to be so little outrage over this.

.

Sharia has both a civil code and a criminal code, and within that, it has differing interpretations so what it does depends on where you are. I disagree with it, and any religious law as the basis for law or governance. None.

Uganda tried to institute a new death penalty for being gay (with the support of some American Churches) - they criticism and outrage from western countries was intense and pressure forced them to reverse it. Uganda recieves a great deal of it's economy from international aid, so that probably made it easier to apply pressure. What's also disturbing is in some areas, there is the introduction of new laws against homosexuality, not just old laws.

What's Driving Homophobia in Africa?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pat...s-over-anti-gay-laws-2014313174349972181.html

But there is pressure and outrage around the world at countries that still criminalize homosexuality,and efforts to remove those laws from the books, in particular the death penalty and we have seen gradual improvement but certainly it has a ways to go.

In relation to death penalty, eight States officially legislate for it, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it, but a sixth State, Iraq, although not in the civil code, clearly has judges and militias throughout the country that issue the death sentence for same-sex sexual behaviours. Further, some provinces in Nigeria and Somalia officially implement the death penalty. We are also aware that in the Daesh(ISIS/ISIL)-held areas the death penalty is implemented (although a non-State actor, it is listed in the report). Brunei Darussalam is due to activate the death penalty for same sex sexual acts in 2016, but it seems likely that like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar although it is on the statute, it will not be implemented.​

Has the UN imposed sanctions anywhere for abuse of women or homosexuals?

Funny that sanctions were levelled by the US and EU against Uganda which is 85 percent Christian, but nothing against the other countries listed in the Washington Post article which are guided by Sharia law.

The US imposed sanctions against Uganda. Why isn't the US imposing sanctions on the countries that have legislated the death penalty for homosexuals?

US imposes sanctions on Uganda for anti-gay law - BBC News

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[Coyote]

What it shows is you have where it ranges from 8% to 99% favoring Sharia as law - considerable variation.

The second graph is ONLY of that subset of countries that support Sharia as law so of course it's not going to have them all since it's irrelevent how Sharia is interpreted if those countries don't support Sharia as law.

In the graph entitled: "Favor or Oppose Making Sharia the law of the land" (Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia ) there are 38 countries listed in that graph.

Of the 38 countries listed in your graph, a majority of Muslims in 25 of those same countries express the desire that Sharia should be the law of the land. The Muslims in the majority of the countries polled expressed that they want Sharia - add to that the countries where Muslims expressed 40% and above to be in favor of Sharia and you see that the variation you speak of is only reflected in a minority of the countries listed.

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That would be approximately 2/3 of the countries expressing a desire for Sharia and 1/3 not. I see that as more than a little variation. In addition, amongst that 2/3 - there is variation on the use of corporal punishments, whether it should apply to all citizens or just Muslims and for apostacy. You can see that opinions are geographically clustered. This particular Pew Poll does not include Muslims in America or Europe, but you would likely see even more variation there, particularly in the US (and I posted a link to that).

South Africa practised apartheid and outrage was expressed, sanctions were imposed and one country was punished for its discriminatory practices. Whether you choose to believe it or not, Sharia is repressive in the treatment of women and gays and yet there have been no calls for sanctions against countries engaged in these practices. Here is a list of 10 countries where homosexuality can be punished by death - what these countries all have in common is that Sharia is the basis for the judgement:

Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death

Odd that there seems to be so little outrage over this.

.

Sharia has both a civil code and a criminal code, and within that, it has differing interpretations so what it does depends on where you are. I disagree with it, and any religious law as the basis for law or governance. None.

Uganda tried to institute a new death penalty for being gay (with the support of some American Churches) - they criticism and outrage from western countries was intense and pressure forced them to reverse it. Uganda recieves a great deal of it's economy from international aid, so that probably made it easier to apply pressure. What's also disturbing is in some areas, there is the introduction of new laws against homosexuality, not just old laws.

What's Driving Homophobia in Africa?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pat...s-over-anti-gay-laws-2014313174349972181.html

But there is pressure and outrage around the world at countries that still criminalize homosexuality,and efforts to remove those laws from the books, in particular the death penalty and we have seen gradual improvement but certainly it has a ways to go.

In relation to death penalty, eight States officially legislate for it, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it, but a sixth State, Iraq, although not in the civil code, clearly has judges and militias throughout the country that issue the death sentence for same-sex sexual behaviours. Further, some provinces in Nigeria and Somalia officially implement the death penalty. We are also aware that in the Daesh(ISIS/ISIL)-held areas the death penalty is implemented (although a non-State actor, it is listed in the report). Brunei Darussalam is due to activate the death penalty for same sex sexual acts in 2016, but it seems likely that like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar although it is on the statute, it will not be implemented.​

Has the UN imposed sanctions anywhere for abuse of women or homosexuals?

Funny that sanctions were levelled by the US and EU against Uganda which is 85 percent Christian, but nothing against the other countries listed in the Washington Post article which are guided by Sharia law.

The US imposed sanctions against Uganda. Why isn't the US imposing sanctions on the countries that have legislated the death penalty for homosexuals?

US imposes sanctions on Uganda for anti-gay law - BBC News

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I think that the reason sanctions could be easily imposed on Uganda was that they are heavily dependent on US and EU aid, they're not important strategically or economically, so it's easy to apply sanctions.

Some countries have far more pressing issues to deal with first - for example civil war, failed states etc. It's kind of tough to apply sanctions against what they're doing to homosexuals (and woman) until you get some semblance of law, order and stability and people aren't starving to death. Other countries - Saudi Arabia - are important allies, so they aren't going to apply sanctions, but there has been softer pressure applied in regards to women's rights. They're never going to apply sanctions on a country that has strategic or economic importance or is big enough to throw it's weight around - it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics. Look at China and it's human rights violation. Look at Russia and it's new anti-gay laws. They're too big, they do what they want.

 

[Decus]

In the graph entitled: "Favor or Oppose Making Sharia the law of the land" (Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia ) there are 38 countries listed in that graph.

Of the 38 countries listed in your graph, a majority of Muslims in 25 of those same countries express the desire that Sharia should be the law of the land. The Muslims in the majority of the countries polled expressed that they want Sharia - add to that the countries where Muslims expressed 40% and above to be in favor of Sharia and you see that the variation you speak of is only reflected in a minority of the countries listed.

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That would be approximately 2/3 of the countries expressing a desire for Sharia and 1/3 not. I see that as more than a little variation. In addition, amongst that 2/3 - there is variation on the use of corporal punishments, whether it should apply to all citizens or just Muslims and for apostacy. You can see that opinions are geographically clustered. This particular Pew Poll does not include Muslims in America or Europe, but you would likely see even more variation there, particularly in the US (and I posted a link to that).

South Africa practised apartheid and outrage was expressed, sanctions were imposed and one country was punished for its discriminatory practices. Whether you choose to believe it or not, Sharia is repressive in the treatment of women and gays and yet there have been no calls for sanctions against countries engaged in these practices. Here is a list of 10 countries where homosexuality can be punished by death - what these countries all have in common is that Sharia is the basis for the judgement:

Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death

Odd that there seems to be so little outrage over this.

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Sharia has both a civil code and a criminal code, and within that, it has differing interpretations so what it does depends on where you are. I disagree with it, and any religious law as the basis for law or governance. None.

Uganda tried to institute a new death penalty for being gay (with the support of some American Churches) - they criticism and outrage from western countries was intense and pressure forced them to reverse it. Uganda recieves a great deal of it's economy from international aid, so that probably made it easier to apply pressure. What's also disturbing is in some areas, there is the introduction of new laws against homosexuality, not just old laws.

What's Driving Homophobia in Africa?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pat...s-over-anti-gay-laws-2014313174349972181.html

But there is pressure and outrage around the world at countries that still criminalize homosexuality,and efforts to remove those laws from the books, in particular the death penalty and we have seen gradual improvement but certainly it has a ways to go.

In relation to death penalty, eight States officially legislate for it, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it, but a sixth State, Iraq, although not in the civil code, clearly has judges and militias throughout the country that issue the death sentence for same-sex sexual behaviours. Further, some provinces in Nigeria and Somalia officially implement the death penalty. We are also aware that in the Daesh(ISIS/ISIL)-held areas the death penalty is implemented (although a non-State actor, it is listed in the report). Brunei Darussalam is due to activate the death penalty for same sex sexual acts in 2016, but it seems likely that like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar although it is on the statute, it will not be implemented.​

Has the UN imposed sanctions anywhere for abuse of women or homosexuals?

Funny that sanctions were levelled by the US and EU against Uganda which is 85 percent Christian, but nothing against the other countries listed in the Washington Post article which are guided by Sharia law.

The US imposed sanctions against Uganda. Why isn't the US imposing sanctions on the countries that have legislated the death penalty for homosexuals?

US imposes sanctions on Uganda for anti-gay law - BBC News

.

I think that the reason sanctions could be easily imposed on Uganda was that they are heavily dependent on US and EU aid, they're not important strategically or economically, so it's easy to apply sanctions.

Some countries have far more pressing issues to deal with first - for example civil war, failed states etc. It's kind of tough to apply sanctions against what they're doing to homosexuals (and woman) until you get some semblance of law, order and stability and people aren't starving to death. Other countries - Saudi Arabia - are important allies, so they aren't going to apply sanctions, but there has been softer pressure applied in regards to women's rights. They're never going to apply sanctions on a country that has strategic or economic importance or is big enough to throw it's weight around - it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics. Look at China and it's human rights violation. Look at Russia and it's new anti-gay laws. They're too big, they do what they want.

Russia too big for sanctions? Now that was funny.

You say: "it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics." That seems to sum up why Muslim countries are not called upon to account for their actions.

Sad but true.

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[Coyote]

That would be approximately 2/3 of the countries expressing a desire for Sharia and 1/3 not. I see that as more than a little variation. In addition, amongst that 2/3 - there is variation on the use of corporal punishments, whether it should apply to all citizens or just Muslims and for apostacy. You can see that opinions are geographically clustered. This particular Pew Poll does not include Muslims in America or Europe, but you would likely see even more variation there, particularly in the US (and I posted a link to that).

South Africa practised apartheid and outrage was expressed, sanctions were imposed and one country was punished for its discriminatory practices. Whether you choose to believe it or not, Sharia is repressive in the treatment of women and gays and yet there have been no calls for sanctions against countries engaged in these practices. Here is a list of 10 countries where homosexuality can be punished by death - what these countries all have in common is that Sharia is the basis for the judgement:

Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death

Odd that there seems to be so little outrage over this.

.

Sharia has both a civil code and a criminal code, and within that, it has differing interpretations so what it does depends on where you are. I disagree with it, and any religious law as the basis for law or governance. None.

Uganda tried to institute a new death penalty for being gay (with the support of some American Churches) - they criticism and outrage from western countries was intense and pressure forced them to reverse it. Uganda recieves a great deal of it's economy from international aid, so that probably made it easier to apply pressure. What's also disturbing is in some areas, there is the introduction of new laws against homosexuality, not just old laws.

What's Driving Homophobia in Africa?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pat...s-over-anti-gay-laws-2014313174349972181.html

But there is pressure and outrage around the world at countries that still criminalize homosexuality,and efforts to remove those laws from the books, in particular the death penalty and we have seen gradual improvement but certainly it has a ways to go.

In relation to death penalty, eight States officially legislate for it, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it, but a sixth State, Iraq, although not in the civil code, clearly has judges and militias throughout the country that issue the death sentence for same-sex sexual behaviours. Further, some provinces in Nigeria and Somalia officially implement the death penalty. We are also aware that in the Daesh(ISIS/ISIL)-held areas the death penalty is implemented (although a non-State actor, it is listed in the report). Brunei Darussalam is due to activate the death penalty for same sex sexual acts in 2016, but it seems likely that like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar although it is on the statute, it will not be implemented.​

Has the UN imposed sanctions anywhere for abuse of women or homosexuals?

Funny that sanctions were levelled by the US and EU against Uganda which is 85 percent Christian, but nothing against the other countries listed in the Washington Post article which are guided by Sharia law.

The US imposed sanctions against Uganda. Why isn't the US imposing sanctions on the countries that have legislated the death penalty for homosexuals?

US imposes sanctions on Uganda for anti-gay law - BBC News

.

I think that the reason sanctions could be easily imposed on Uganda was that they are heavily dependent on US and EU aid, they're not important strategically or economically, so it's easy to apply sanctions.

Some countries have far more pressing issues to deal with first - for example civil war, failed states etc. It's kind of tough to apply sanctions against what they're doing to homosexuals (and woman) until you get some semblance of law, order and stability and people aren't starving to death. Other countries - Saudi Arabia - are important allies, so they aren't going to apply sanctions, but there has been softer pressure applied in regards to women's rights. They're never going to apply sanctions on a country that has strategic or economic importance or is big enough to throw it's weight around - it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics. Look at China and it's human rights violation. Look at Russia and it's new anti-gay laws. They're too big, they do what they want.

Russia too big for sanctions? Now that was funny.

You say: "it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics." That seems to sum up why Muslim countries are not called upon to account for their actions.

Sad but true.

.

Russia is too big for sanctions - look how hard it was to cobble together something for their actions against Ukraine when half of Europe gets it's energy from Russia. Why are there not any sanctions imposed for human rights violations?

I agree - politics plays a big part in who gets sanctions for a behavior and who doesn't.

 

[Decus]

South Africa practised apartheid and outrage was expressed, sanctions were imposed and one country was punished for its discriminatory practices. Whether you choose to believe it or not, Sharia is repressive in the treatment of women and gays and yet there have been no calls for sanctions against countries engaged in these practices. Here is a list of 10 countries where homosexuality can be punished by death - what these countries all have in common is that Sharia is the basis for the judgement:

Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death

Odd that there seems to be so little outrage over this.

.

Sharia has both a civil code and a criminal code, and within that, it has differing interpretations so what it does depends on where you are. I disagree with it, and any religious law as the basis for law or governance. None.

Uganda tried to institute a new death penalty for being gay (with the support of some American Churches) - they criticism and outrage from western countries was intense and pressure forced them to reverse it. Uganda recieves a great deal of it's economy from international aid, so that probably made it easier to apply pressure. What's also disturbing is in some areas, there is the introduction of new laws against homosexuality, not just old laws.

What's Driving Homophobia in Africa?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pat...s-over-anti-gay-laws-2014313174349972181.html

But there is pressure and outrage around the world at countries that still criminalize homosexuality,and efforts to remove those laws from the books, in particular the death penalty and we have seen gradual improvement but certainly it has a ways to go.

In relation to death penalty, eight States officially legislate for it, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it, but a sixth State, Iraq, although not in the civil code, clearly has judges and militias throughout the country that issue the death sentence for same-sex sexual behaviours. Further, some provinces in Nigeria and Somalia officially implement the death penalty. We are also aware that in the Daesh(ISIS/ISIL)-held areas the death penalty is implemented (although a non-State actor, it is listed in the report). Brunei Darussalam is due to activate the death penalty for same sex sexual acts in 2016, but it seems likely that like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar although it is on the statute, it will not be implemented.​

Has the UN imposed sanctions anywhere for abuse of women or homosexuals?

Funny that sanctions were levelled by the US and EU against Uganda which is 85 percent Christian, but nothing against the other countries listed in the Washington Post article which are guided by Sharia law.

The US imposed sanctions against Uganda. Why isn't the US imposing sanctions on the countries that have legislated the death penalty for homosexuals?

US imposes sanctions on Uganda for anti-gay law - BBC News

.

I think that the reason sanctions could be easily imposed on Uganda was that they are heavily dependent on US and EU aid, they're not important strategically or economically, so it's easy to apply sanctions.

Some countries have far more pressing issues to deal with first - for example civil war, failed states etc. It's kind of tough to apply sanctions against what they're doing to homosexuals (and woman) until you get some semblance of law, order and stability and people aren't starving to death. Other countries - Saudi Arabia - are important allies, so they aren't going to apply sanctions, but there has been softer pressure applied in regards to women's rights. They're never going to apply sanctions on a country that has strategic or economic importance or is big enough to throw it's weight around - it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics. Look at China and it's human rights violation. Look at Russia and it's new anti-gay laws. They're too big, they do what they want.

Russia too big for sanctions? Now that was funny.

You say: "it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics." That seems to sum up why Muslim countries are not called upon to account for their actions.

Sad but true.

.

Russia is too big for sanctions - look how hard it was to cobble together something for their actions against Ukraine when half of Europe gets it's energy from Russia. Why are there not any sanctions imposed for human rights violations?

I agree - politics plays a big part in who gets sanctions for a behavior and who doesn't.

Would it be fair to say that Muslims countries that practice discrimination against women and gays should be called on to change their practices or does a respect for their religious views supercede basic human rights?

.

 

[Coyote]

Sharia has both a civil code and a criminal code, and within that, it has differing interpretations so what it does depends on where you are. I disagree with it, and any religious law as the basis for law or governance. None.

Uganda tried to institute a new death penalty for being gay (with the support of some American Churches) - they criticism and outrage from western countries was intense and pressure forced them to reverse it. Uganda recieves a great deal of it's economy from international aid, so that probably made it easier to apply pressure. What's also disturbing is in some areas, there is the introduction of new laws against homosexuality, not just old laws.

What's Driving Homophobia in Africa?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pat...s-over-anti-gay-laws-2014313174349972181.html

But there is pressure and outrage around the world at countries that still criminalize homosexuality,and efforts to remove those laws from the books, in particular the death penalty and we have seen gradual improvement but certainly it has a ways to go.

In relation to death penalty, eight States officially legislate for it, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it, but a sixth State, Iraq, although not in the civil code, clearly has judges and militias throughout the country that issue the death sentence for same-sex sexual behaviours. Further, some provinces in Nigeria and Somalia officially implement the death penalty. We are also aware that in the Daesh(ISIS/ISIL)-held areas the death penalty is implemented (although a non-State actor, it is listed in the report). Brunei Darussalam is due to activate the death penalty for same sex sexual acts in 2016, but it seems likely that like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar although it is on the statute, it will not be implemented.​

Has the UN imposed sanctions anywhere for abuse of women or homosexuals?

Funny that sanctions were levelled by the US and EU against Uganda which is 85 percent Christian, but nothing against the other countries listed in the Washington Post article which are guided by Sharia law.

The US imposed sanctions against Uganda. Why isn't the US imposing sanctions on the countries that have legislated the death penalty for homosexuals?

US imposes sanctions on Uganda for anti-gay law - BBC News

.

I think that the reason sanctions could be easily imposed on Uganda was that they are heavily dependent on US and EU aid, they're not important strategically or economically, so it's easy to apply sanctions.

Some countries have far more pressing issues to deal with first - for example civil war, failed states etc. It's kind of tough to apply sanctions against what they're doing to homosexuals (and woman) until you get some semblance of law, order and stability and people aren't starving to death. Other countries - Saudi Arabia - are important allies, so they aren't going to apply sanctions, but there has been softer pressure applied in regards to women's rights. They're never going to apply sanctions on a country that has strategic or economic importance or is big enough to throw it's weight around - it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics. Look at China and it's human rights violation. Look at Russia and it's new anti-gay laws. They're too big, they do what they want.

Russia too big for sanctions? Now that was funny.

You say: "it's not about fairness or what's right. It's politics." That seems to sum up why Muslim countries are not called upon to account for their actions.

Sad but true.

.

Russia is too big for sanctions - look how hard it was to cobble together something for their actions against Ukraine when half of Europe gets it's energy from Russia. Why are there not any sanctions imposed for human rights violations?

I agree - politics plays a big part in who gets sanctions for a behavior and who doesn't.

Would it be fair to say that Muslims countries that practice discrimination against women and gays should be called on to change their practices or does a respect for their religious views supercede basic human rights?

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Yes, it's fair to say that they should be called on to change their practices. Religion doesn't supercede basic human rights. That would include non-Muslim nations as well.

 

[Tom Horn]

Buddhists are bad motorscooters when somebody fucks with em.....Here's Cain delivering a fillet of sole to some scofflaw...

 

[PoliticalChic]

What it shows is you have where it ranges from 8% to 99% favoring Sharia as law - considerable variation.

The second graph is ONLY of that subset of countries that support Sharia as law so of course it's not going to have them all since it's irrelevent how Sharia is interpreted if those countries don't support Sharia as law.

In the graph entitled: "Favor or Oppose Making Sharia the law of the land" (Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia ) there are 38 countries listed in that graph.

Of the 38 countries listed in your graph, a majority of Muslims in 25 of those same countries express the desire that Sharia should be the law of the land. The Muslims in the majority of the countries polled expressed that they want Sharia - add to that the countries where Muslims expressed 40% and above to be in favor of Sharia and you see that the variation you speak of is only reflected in a minority of the countries listed.

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That would be approximately 2/3 of the countries expressing a desire for Sharia and 1/3 not. I see that as more than a little variation. In addition, amongst that 2/3 - there is variation on the use of corporal punishments, whether it should apply to all citizens or just Muslims and for apostacy. You can see that opinions are geographically clustered. This particular Pew Poll does not include Muslims in America or Europe, but you would likely see even more variation there, particularly in the US (and I posted a link to that).

South Africa practised apartheid and outrage was expressed, sanctions were imposed and one country was punished for its discriminatory practices. Whether you choose to believe it or not, Sharia is repressive in the treatment of women and gays and yet there have been no calls for sanctions against countries engaged in these practices. Here is a list of 10 countries where homosexuality can be punished by death - what these countries all have in common is that Sharia is the basis for the judgement:

Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death

Odd that there seems to be so little outrage over this.

.

Sharia has both a civil code and a criminal code, and within that, it has differing interpretations so what it does depends on where you are. I disagree with it, and any religious law as the basis for law or governance. None.

Uganda tried to institute a new death penalty for being gay (with the support of some American Churches) - they criticism and outrage from western countries was intense and pressure forced them to reverse it. Uganda recieves a great deal of it's economy from international aid, so that probably made it easier to apply pressure. What's also disturbing is in some areas, there is the introduction of new laws against homosexuality, not just old laws.

What's Driving Homophobia in Africa?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pat...s-over-anti-gay-laws-2014313174349972181.html

But there is pressure and outrage around the world at countries that still criminalize homosexuality,and efforts to remove those laws from the books, in particular the death penalty and we have seen gradual improvement but certainly it has a ways to go.

In relation to death penalty, eight States officially legislate for it, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it, but a sixth State, Iraq, although not in the civil code, clearly has judges and militias throughout the country that issue the death sentence for same-sex sexual behaviours. Further, some provinces in Nigeria and Somalia officially implement the death penalty. We are also aware that in the Daesh(ISIS/ISIL)-held areas the death penalty is implemented (although a non-State actor, it is listed in the report). Brunei Darussalam is due to activate the death penalty for same sex sexual acts in 2016, but it seems likely that like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar although it is on the statute, it will not be implemented.​

Has the UN imposed sanctions anywhere for abuse of women or homosexuals?

Funny that sanctions were levelled by the US and EU against Uganda which is 85 percent Christian, but nothing against the other countries listed in the Washington Post article which are guided by Sharia law.

The US imposed sanctions against Uganda. Why isn't the US imposing sanctions on the countries that have legislated the death penalty for homosexuals?

US imposes sanctions on Uganda for anti-gay law - BBC News

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"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
George Orwell