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Nigerian spared death by stoning Amina Lawal, the single mother who attracted worldwide attention when she was sentenced to death by stoning, had her conviction overturned today by an Islamic appeals court in northern Nigeria. (Guardian, 25 Sep 2003) Woman facing stoning asks beauty queens to abandon boycott A Nigerian single mother condemned to be stoned to death for having sex outside marriage has asked beauty queens to call off their Miss World contest boycott. 31-year-old Amina Lawal said she was grateful for the beauty queen's protest on her behalf. (Ananova, 13 Nov 2002) Amina: What next?? The Upper Sharia Court in Funtua upheld a sentence of death by stoning handed down to 24-year-old Amina Lawal by a lower court at Bakori, thereby opening another hornet's nest in the controversy surrounding the extension of the application of the sharia beyond the family law confines. (Weekly Trust via allAfrica.com, 23 Aug 2002) 
31-year-old Amina Lawal (L) holds her 8 month old baby Wasila next to her father Idris Sanni outside of the Sharia court of appeal Bakori Funtua in this picture taken August 19, 2002. Lawal Kurami was sentenced to death by stoning after she was found guilty of committing adultery, which carries the death penalty by sharia law. Nigeria faced international criticism as the European Union, Britain, France and Sweden voiced concern about Monday's ruling. (George Esiri/Reuters)Acknowledgements: Yahoo News. |
updated:
25 Nov
2002