Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses...
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses are capital crimes
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Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses are capital crimes.
Non-Muslims may not proselytize, and the Government officially prohibits public worship by non-Muslims. However, it does permit and protect private services. Converting from Islam is considered apostasy, and is technically a capital offense; however, there is no record of an execution for such a crime since 1971.
Qatar, home to about 200,000 citizens and more than 300,000 expatriate workers, is a barren, sandy peninsula jutting off Saudi Arabia.
Non-Muslims may not proselytize, and the Government officially prohibits public worship by non-Muslims. However, it does permit and protect private services. Converting from Islam is considered apostasy, and is technically a capital offense; however, there is no record of an execution for such a crime since 1971.
Qatar, home to about 200,000 citizens and more than 300,000 expatriate workers, is a barren, sandy peninsula jutting off Saudi Arabia.
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