Last updated on:
2/5/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Ahmad Yusuf Sulaiman, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Law and Islamic Shariah at Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“In cases where the rapist confesses the crime, then the penalty for zina (illegitimate sexual intercourse) is to be applied to him. If he is not married, then he is to be whipped 100 lashes. If he is married, then he is to be stoned to death.”
Fatwa, www.islamonline.net (accessed Jul. 28, 2008)
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor of Law and Islamic Shariah at Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- Education:
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- None found
- Other:
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- None found