This sounds like an internet hoax but it's not-I saw the show they are talking about on Oprah-horrifying.
Subject: FW: FROM SUDESHNA
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > Please take a moment to read this:
> >
> > Last Friday, the Oprah show covered a story of a Nigerian woman, Amina
> > Lawal, who has been sentenced to death by stoning because she had a baby
> > out
> > of wedlock. She has tried to appeal the decision but has been
> > unsuccessful,
> > thusfar. The head of Nigeria disagrees with these stonings but has so
far
> > done nothing--partly because of the fear of not
> > being re-elected. I should also note that the father of the baby denied
> > fathering the child and, hence, has escaped any form of punishment.
Isn't
> > THAT convenient!?!
> >
> > Amina Lawal's stoning will occur as soon as she is finished nursing her
> > child. She will be buried up to her neck in dirt and townsmen will throw
> > stones at her head until they kill her--which has been known to take
> > hours.
> > I send out a plea to all the women receiving this e-mail and to all the
> > men
> > raised by women to join me and many others to help prevent this horrific
> > and
> > inhumane event from occuring.
> >
> > All you have to do is visit the Oprah website: www.oprah.com
> >
> > Click on the Amina Lawal pop up screen and you'll see a pre-written
letter
> > addressed to the Nigerian Ambassador. Fill out your information on the
> > bottom of the page and send it. It's as simple as that!
> >
> > You can even go one step further and forward this e-mail to your friends
> > so
> > they can be part of the mission to save Amina Lawal.
> >
> > It's your chance to save one woman's life. We can claim ignorance when
> > doing nothing to stop vicious atrocities that we know nothing about from
> > occuring but there is no justification if we standby and allow for these
> > events to take place when we are fully aware of them.
> >
> > Thank you very much for reading this.
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Human Rights Action Center News Release copied from Oprah's Website:
> >
> > AMINA LAWAL, a 30 year-old Muslim woman, was sentenced on Friday 22
March
> > 2002 to stoning to death by a Shari'ah court at Bakori in Katsina State
in
> > northern Nigeria. Amina allegedly confessed to having had a child while
> > divorced. Pregnancy outside of marriage constitutes sufficient evidence
> > for a woman to be convicted of adultery according to the new
> > Shari'ah-based penal code for Muslims, introduced in Katsina State. The
> > man named as the father of her baby girl reportedly denied having sex
with
> > her and his statement was enough for the charges against him to be
> > discontinued. Amina did not have a lawyer during her first trial, when
the
> > judgement was passed. But she has now filed an appeal against her
sentence
> > with the help of a lawyer hired by a pool of Nigerian human rights and
> > women's rights organisations.
> >
> > The hearing of her appeal before the Shari'ah Court of Appeal of Funtua,
> > Katsina State, was set for May 27, 2002 but adjourned twice. On 8 July
> > 2002, Amina Lawal made her appeal before the Shari'ah Court of Appeal of
> > Funtua. On August 19, her appeal was denied. She must now make another
> > appeal within 30 days before a high court, which will most likely be in
> > Abuja, the nation's capital. As Amina is still weaning her baby, the
terms
> > of her bail were reviewed. Under these new terms for bail, she no longer
> > has to report fortnightly to them and only need to have 'surety'.
> >
> > Katsina State is one of 12 states in northern Nigeria that have imposed
> > Shari'ah-based penal legislation. Under these laws, there have been
> > several floggings and amputations. Currently there are at least 4 other
> > people facing execution by stoning for committing adultery.
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> >
Subject: FW: FROM SUDESHNA
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > Please take a moment to read this:
> >
> > Last Friday, the Oprah show covered a story of a Nigerian woman, Amina
> > Lawal, who has been sentenced to death by stoning because she had a baby
> > out
> > of wedlock. She has tried to appeal the decision but has been
> > unsuccessful,
> > thusfar. The head of Nigeria disagrees with these stonings but has so
far
> > done nothing--partly because of the fear of not
> > being re-elected. I should also note that the father of the baby denied
> > fathering the child and, hence, has escaped any form of punishment.
Isn't
> > THAT convenient!?!
> >
> > Amina Lawal's stoning will occur as soon as she is finished nursing her
> > child. She will be buried up to her neck in dirt and townsmen will throw
> > stones at her head until they kill her--which has been known to take
> > hours.
> > I send out a plea to all the women receiving this e-mail and to all the
> > men
> > raised by women to join me and many others to help prevent this horrific
> > and
> > inhumane event from occuring.
> >
> > All you have to do is visit the Oprah website: www.oprah.com
> >
> > Click on the Amina Lawal pop up screen and you'll see a pre-written
letter
> > addressed to the Nigerian Ambassador. Fill out your information on the
> > bottom of the page and send it. It's as simple as that!
> >
> > You can even go one step further and forward this e-mail to your friends
> > so
> > they can be part of the mission to save Amina Lawal.
> >
> > It's your chance to save one woman's life. We can claim ignorance when
> > doing nothing to stop vicious atrocities that we know nothing about from
> > occuring but there is no justification if we standby and allow for these
> > events to take place when we are fully aware of them.
> >
> > Thank you very much for reading this.
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Human Rights Action Center News Release copied from Oprah's Website:
> >
> > AMINA LAWAL, a 30 year-old Muslim woman, was sentenced on Friday 22
March
> > 2002 to stoning to death by a Shari'ah court at Bakori in Katsina State
in
> > northern Nigeria. Amina allegedly confessed to having had a child while
> > divorced. Pregnancy outside of marriage constitutes sufficient evidence
> > for a woman to be convicted of adultery according to the new
> > Shari'ah-based penal code for Muslims, introduced in Katsina State. The
> > man named as the father of her baby girl reportedly denied having sex
with
> > her and his statement was enough for the charges against him to be
> > discontinued. Amina did not have a lawyer during her first trial, when
the
> > judgement was passed. But she has now filed an appeal against her
sentence
> > with the help of a lawyer hired by a pool of Nigerian human rights and
> > women's rights organisations.
> >
> > The hearing of her appeal before the Shari'ah Court of Appeal of Funtua,
> > Katsina State, was set for May 27, 2002 but adjourned twice. On 8 July
> > 2002, Amina Lawal made her appeal before the Shari'ah Court of Appeal of
> > Funtua. On August 19, her appeal was denied. She must now make another
> > appeal within 30 days before a high court, which will most likely be in
> > Abuja, the nation's capital. As Amina is still weaning her baby, the
terms
> > of her bail were reviewed. Under these new terms for bail, she no longer
> > has to report fortnightly to them and only need to have 'surety'.
> >
> > Katsina State is one of 12 states in northern Nigeria that have imposed
> > Shari'ah-based penal legislation. Under these laws, there have been
> > several floggings and amputations. Currently there are at least 4 other
> > people facing execution by stoning for committing adultery.
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> >
