JUBA, South Sudan, July 17, 2020 (Morning Star News) – Radical Muslims in Sudan took to the streets on July 17 to protest the transitional government’s adoption of amendments to decriminalize apostasy and repeal other Islamist laws.
The apostasy law has been used for more than 30 years to persecute those who leave Islam. The government’s adoption this week of the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Act also allows non-Muslims to drink alcohol and abolishes public flogging as a criminal punishment.
“We [will] drop all the laws violating the human rights in Sudan,” Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari said.
Since the government announced plans for amendments to Sudanese law late Saturday night (July 11), Muslims took to social media to criticize the moves, terming them anti-Islamic and calling for massive demonstrations. Some called for “holy war” against the government for scrapping sharia (Islamic law) provisions.
Today (July 17) limited demonstrations took place in Khartoum, Khartoum North and Omdurman to protest the amended laws.
“Sharia, sharia or we die,” protestors shouted. “Listen you, Hamdok, this is Khartoum not New York.”
Dozens of people reportedly gathered in the protests. Brandishing banners reading, “No to secularism,” they shouted, “God’s laws shall not be replaced.”
Abadalla Hamdok was appointed prime minister by an 11-member sovereign…
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