:... death is the penalty for desecrating a [[Koran]] in [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], and elsewhere. [[Egypt]] is milder, there one would be sentenced to several years in prison under Article 161 of the penal code for “publicly insulting [[Islam]],” or perhaps Article 98, “inciting sectarian strife”; similar patterns are followed in more moderate Muslim countries. [https://www.nationalreview.com/comment/marshall200505160837.asp] | :... death is the penalty for desecrating a [[Koran]] in [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], and elsewhere. [[Egypt]] is milder, there one would be sentenced to several years in prison under Article 161 of the penal code for “publicly insulting [[Islam]],” or perhaps Article 98, “inciting sectarian strife”; similar patterns are followed in more moderate Muslim countries. [https://www.nationalreview.com/comment/marshall200505160837.asp] |