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Asia Bibi
Acrylics on cardboard, unframed
12" by 16"



Aasiya Noreen
 (Urduآسیہ نورین‎ ALA-LC Āsiyah Naurīn IPA: [ˈɑːsiɑː nɔːˈriːn] better known as Asia Bibi,[1][2] Urduآسیہ بی بی‎ ALA-LC Āsiyah Bī BīIPA: [ˈɑːsiɑː biː biː], born c. 1971)[1] is a Pakistani Christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court, receiving a sentence of death by hanging. In June 2009, Noreen was involved in an argument with a group of Muslim women with whom she had been harvesting berries after the other women became angry at her for drinking the same water as them. She was subsequently accused of insulting the Islamic ProphetMuhammad, a charge she denies, and was arrested and imprisoned. In November 2010, a Sheikhupura judge sentenced her to death. If executed, Noreen would be the first woman in Pakistan to be lawfully killed for blasphemy.[3][4]

The verdict, which was reached in a district court and would need to be upheld by a superior court, has received worldwide attention. Various petitions, including one that received 400,000 signatures, were organized to protest Noreen's imprisonment, and Pope Benedict XVI publicly called for the charges against her to be dismissed. She received less sympathy from her neighbors and Islamic religious leaders in the country, some of whom adamantly called for her to be executed. Christian minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti and Pakistani government politician Salmaan Taseer were both killed for advocating on her behalf and opposing the blasphemy laws.[5] Noreen's family has gone into hiding due to receiving death threats and has voiced concerns that she could be killed by extremists if released from prison.

Image size
2798x3745px 3.42 MB
Make
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Model
KODAK EASYSHARE Camera, M23
Shutter Speed
1/25 second
Aperture
F/3.5
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
160
Date Taken
Mar 27, 2014, 9:40:09 AM
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Stevegreen2015's avatar
I don't understand why they feel she needs to be punished, regardless what your opinions on Muhammad. Let us say for argument sake Islam is right, and Muhammad is indeed prophet! Would God the almighty be threatened by idol words? Would his beloved messenger be harmed by such words? No not at all. 

I am an agnostic, but I believe God would not get offended silly things humans say.