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My apologies if you have already seen this e-mail a hundred times.
Nothing to do with Shakuhachi...
It really seems barbaric to stone someone for having an affair
(especially just the woman). Please bear in mind that this is not a
useless chain petition spam, but a well supported campaign by Amnesty
International. The web page is in Spanish but there are clear
instructions for those of us who don't read Spanish in the body of the
e-mail copied below. I received this e-mail from friends in the UK
(Reino Unido), I don't know what your country is called in Spanish.
They have nearly five million signatures already (10:00AM Japan time,
2nd May).
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." In the words of a
famous peace activist from Galilee.
Best Regards,
Bill O'Connor.
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AMINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED ON 3RD JUNE
The Nigerian Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Amina
Lawal,
condemned for the crime of adultery on August 19th 2002, to be buried up
to
her
neck and stoned to death. Her death was postponed so that she could
continue
to
nurse her baby. Execution is now set for June 3rd. If you haven't been
following
this case, you might like to know that Amina's baby is regarded as the
'evidence' of her adultery. The father denied everything when he
realised
the
trouble he was in. To find out more about sharia law, see
< ,6512,777972,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/theissues/article/0
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/theissues/article/0> >,6512,777972,00.html
Amina's case is being handled by the Spanish branch of Amnesty
International,
which is attempting to put together enough signatures to
make the Nigerian government rescind the death sentence. A similar
campaign
saved another Nigerian woman, Safiya, condemned in similar
circumstances.
By March 4th the petition had amassed over 2,600,000 signatures. It will
only
take you a few seconds to sign Amnesty's online petition. Go to the web
page
http://www.amnistiaporsafiya.org/
Enter your last name in the space marked "nombre", first name
("apellidos"),
county ("provincia"), country, and in the drop down box pick Reino Unido
(UK). Then click on "Seguir" and go to the second page. There you have
the
option of entering your email address if you wish to receive follow-up
information. In any case, be sure to click on "aceptar" to have your
name
added
to the petition list.
Please sign the petition now, then copy this message into a new email
and
send
it to everyone in your address book.
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Sans Unicode">Please sign the petition now, =
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address=20
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