In some countries, over 90% of the population believes that apostates from Islam should be tried in a Sharia court and face the death penalty.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowJul 30, 2026
The Pew-based sources show majority or high Muslim support for the death penalty for apostasy in some countries, with the highest reported figures at about 86-88% (Egypt), but none reports over 90%.
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… You're talking about the people who are actively willing to go and wage jihad in a militaristic fashion, but there's other forms of jihad. And so, for instance, you know, some of these countries, 90 plus percent believe the following. They would say that if you are an apostate, you leave the religion of Islam, that you should be tried in court, you should get due process, but it should go before a sharia court, and the judge of the Sharia court should be able to find you guilty, and that the punishment for that should be death. Now, that's all using democratic institutions. That's not terrorism per se. I mean, I think you could debate it on the merits, natural rights, but they would look at this as a democratic institution, due process. You've been found guilty, death penalty. …
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Contradicts. The highest reported figures are about 86% (Egypt) and 88% (Egypt, per a Volokh summary), so no source reports the over-90% level the claim asserts.[1][2]
Supports. Pew's 2013 survey data show high support for executing apostates in several countries, including 79% in Afghanistan and 75-76% in Pakistan.[1][2]
Context. Support varies widely by country, from about 1% in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to the 80s in some Middle Eastern and South Asian countries, and Pew found lower support for executing apostates than for other sharia punishments.[2][3][4]
Context. The surveys measure Muslims' views, not the whole population, and the sources do not directly address the claim that apostates should be tried in a sharia court before a death sentence.[4][5]
Sources
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- 1"Around the World, Muslims Heralded Religious Freedom" - The ...volokh.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan Most Likely to Want Sharia, ...usnews.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 3Apostasy in Islam - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Muslim Beliefs About Sharia | Pew Research Centerpewresearch.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5World Map of Muslim Support of the Death Penalty for Apostasyakarlin.com · not rated · cited for: context
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