Notes on Church-State Affairs
2010; Oxford University Press; Volume: 52; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/jcs/csq117
ISSN2040-4867
Autores Tópico(s)Middle East Politics and Society
ResumoThe Nisami District Court convicted Farid Mammadov of evasion of military service even though he said that he was willing to do alternative service available under the constitution. Mammadov will appeal the judgment to the Baku Court of Appeal. Authorities have imposed a second fine on New Life Church in Minsk for alleged “environmental damage.” The two fines are the equivalent of U.S. $89,300. The church's lawyer Sergei Lukanin said the church would not pay. There was an unsuccessful attempt on the life of a man who was born Muslim but converted to Christianity. Maher el-Gowhary secretly converted thirty-six years ago, but this became public in 2008. When he tried to change his religion on his identification documents, a court ruled against him. He and his daughter have sought to emigrate unsuccessfully and have sought international attention for their plight. Radicals called for attack on el-Gowhary, who also goes by...
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