Victims of Religious Persecution Around the World: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, June 16, 1998 |
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Page 46 - Whoever destroys, damages, or defiles any place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of persons, with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons, or with the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such destruction, damage, or defilement as an insult to their religion, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Page 42 - Muslims would cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal faith of each individual, but in the political sense...
Page 47 - Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
Page 1 - Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Christopher H. Smith (chairman of the Subcommittee) presiding. Mr. SMITH. The Subcommittee will come to order.
Page 47 - Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both...
Page 47 - Whoever by words either spoken or written or by visible representation or otherwise brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards His Majesty or Government established by Law in British India, shall be punished with transportation for life or any shorter term to which fine may be added or with imprisonment &c.
Page 3 - Publishing is an imprint of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States.
Page 13 - ... result from such an education, the national needs would be better met and the social and economic status of speakers of other languages would be greatly raised. For these reasons I believe that these bills and other similar legislation mark a significant new step in our education. Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, it is a privilege for me to be allowed to testify in favor of HR 9840 and HR 10224 authorizing bilingual education programs in elementary and secondary schools of the United...
Page 47 - Whoever wilfully defiles, damages or desecrates a copy of the Holy Quran or of an extract therefrom or uses it in any derogatory manner or for any unlawful purpose shall be punishable with imprisonment for life.
Page 17 - ... the Government on this issue'. 525 The document noted that, regrettably, there had been no discernible improvement in the situation of the Baha'is in Iran. Recent events in Mashhad indicate that the persecutions of Baha'is have indeed intensified ... The current circumstances are best understood in the context of the unique nature of the persecution to which Iranian Baha'is have been subjected for over a century. The Iranian Baha'i community has frequently served as a scapegoat, used by various...