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Verbum et Ecclesia
versão On-line ISSN 2074-7705
versão impressa ISSN 1609-9982
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TENAI, Noah K.. Religious extremism: The case of Sudan's Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag. Verbum Eccles. (Online) [online]. 2016, vol.37, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 2074-7705. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ve.v37i1.1511.
The recent case of the arrest, prosecution and imprisonment of Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag of Sudan has drawn attention to the place of Islamic sharia law in contemporary, diverse and multireligious communities and nation states. Islamic sharia law was used to charge Mariam of apostasy; she was subsequently sentenced to 100 lashes followed by hanging. Religious extremism and one of its resultant effects, namely persecution, particularly of women and other minorities, is a persistent hindrance to ongoing efforts against poverty responses. Religious extremism goes against the spirit of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 18 of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, of which many nation states are signatories. The Catholic vows of consecration - poverty, chastity and obedience - are very helpful perspectives that can assist in pursuing responses to religious extremism and the resultant intolerance, persecution and dispossession. INTRADISCIPLINARY AND/OR INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS: Drawing from the Roman Catholic Church's vows of consecration, the article argues for a stance that communities can take in situations that call for solidarity with people in vulnerable situations.