Good News for Islamic Womanhood

Posted on September 26, 2003 in Human Rights Justice

A cry of Allahu Akbar (God is great) went up in the crowded courtroom and Lawal’s baby daughter, Wasila, cried out briefly as the majority ruling was read out.

Credit is due to Yule for breaking this story: Amina Lawal has been freed by a Sharia Appeals Court in Nigeria. Islam has shown that it is perfectly capable of righting its own wrongs.