Heresy
In some modern day nations and regions in which Sharia law is ostensibly practiced, heresy remains an offense punishable by death. One example is the 1989 fatwa issued by the government of Iran, offering a substantial bounty for anyone who succeeds in the assassination of author Salman Rushdie, whose writings were declared as heretical.
What type of law is still in practice in which heresy results in execution?
Sharia law
In some modern day nations and regions in which Sharia law is ostensibly practiced, heresy remains an offense punishable by death.
Heresy