LEFT: A TV frame grab, aired on March 22, 2006, shows Abdur Rahman holding a translated version of the Bible at a Kabul court. (Reuters TV/Reuters)
Afghan Convert in Hiding After Release
An Afghan man who had faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity quickly vanished Tuesday after he was released from prison, apparently out of fear for his life with Muslim clerics still demanding his death. Italy's Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini said he would ask his government to grant Abdul Rahman asylum. Fini was among the first to speak out on the man's behalf.
AP: Italian Seeks Asylum for Christian Convert
BBC: Afghanistan treads religious tightrope
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