Abdul Rahman (convert)

Abdul Rahman ( ) (born 1965) is an Afghan citizen who was arrested in February 2006 and threatened with the death penalty for converting to Christianity . On March 26, 2006, under heavy pressure from foreign governments, the court returned his case to prosecutors, citing "investigative gaps". He was released from prison to his family on the night of March 27. On March 29, Abdul Rahman arrived in Italy after the Italian government offered him asylum. Abdul Rahman's arrest and trial brought international attention to an apparent contradiction in the Constitution of Afghanistan , which recognizes both a limited form of freedom of religion and the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence , which mandates the death penalty for apostasy from Islam . The case attracted widespread international condemnation, notably from the United Kingdom and the United States , both of whom led the campaign to remove the fundamentalist Taliban regime in 2001 and are the main donors to Afghanistan. "Afghan clerics want convert sent back" . aljazeera . 2006-04-04. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) ; Unknown parameter |subst= ignored ( help ) Munadi, Sultan M. New York Times . : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) "Monday, March 27" . March 28, 2006. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) Vinci, Alessio (March 29, 2006). CNN . : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) "AFGHANISTAN: Government to have greater control over aid pledged in London" . March 28, 2007. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help )

Abdul Rahman ( ) (born 1965) was an Afghan citizen who was arrested in February 2006 and threatened with the death penalty for converting to Christianity . On March 26, 2006, under heavy pressure from foreign governments, the court returned his case to prosecutors, citing "investigative gaps". He was released from prison to his family on the night of March 27. On March 29, Abdul Rahman arrived in Italy after the Italian government offered him asylum. Abdul Rahman's arrest and trial brought international attention to an apparent contradiction in the Constitution of Afghanistan , which recognizes both a limited form of freedom of religion and the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence , which mandates the death penalty for apostasy from Islam . The case attracted widespread international condemnation, notably from the United Kingdom and the United States , both of whom led the campaign to remove the fundamentalist Taliban regime in 2001 and are the main donors to Afghanistan. New York Times . : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) "Monday, March 27" . March 28, 2006. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) Vinci, Alessio (March 29, 2006). CNN . : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) "AFGHANISTAN: Government to have greater control over aid pledged in London" . March 28, 2007. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help )

Abdul Rahman ( Persian : عبدالرحمن; born 1965) is an Afghan citizen who was arrested in February 2006 and threatened with the death penalty for converting to Christianity . On 26 March 2006, under heavy pressure from foreign governments, the court returned his case to prosecutors, citing "investigative gaps". He was released from prison to his family on the night of 27 March. On 29 March, Abdul Rahman arrived in Italy after the Italian government offered him asylum. Abdul Rahman's arrest and trial brought international attention to an apparent contradiction in the Constitution of Afghanistan , which recognizes both a limited form of freedom of religion and the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence , which mandates the death penalty for male apostates from Islam . The case became a cause célèbre and attracted widespread international condemnation, notably from the United Kingdom and the United States , both of whom led the campaign to remove the fundamentalist Taliban regime in 2001 and are the main donors of aid to Afghanistan. The New York Times . : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) "Monday, March 27" . March 28, 2006. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) Vinci, Alessio (March 29, 2006). CNN . : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) "AFGHANISTAN: Government to have greater control over aid pledged in London" . March 28, 2007. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help )

Afghan citizen (born 1965) For other people with the same name, see ‘Abd ar-Rahman (name) . Abdul Rahman ( ; born 1965) is an Afghan man whose arrest and trial in February 2006 sparked widespread controversy among the international community. Rahman had been arrested by Afghan authorities for apostasy and subsequently threatened with the death penalty . He had converted to Christianity from Islam while providing medical assistance to Afghan refugees in Peshawar, Pakistan . On 26 March 2006, under heavy pressure from foreign governments, the Afghan court returned his case to prosecutors, citing "investigative gaps"; Rahman was released from prison and remanded to his family on the night of 27 March. On 29 March, Abdul Rahman arrived in Italy after being offered asylum by the Italian government. Representatives within the Afghan government and many Afghan citizens continued to call for Rahman's execution, and his wife divorced him shortly after his conversion, leading to an unsuccessful custody battle for their two children. The case became a cause célèbre internationally, and particularly throughout the Western world . Harsh condemnation came from the United States and the United Kingdom , both of which were the world's leading donors of international aid to Afghanistan at the time. The Afghan government's integrity was called into question, as it had recently been established under the aegis of the War in Afghanistan , shortly after an American-led military coalition overthrew the country's Taliban government .