Converting FROM Islam...

[Kal]

Salam,


I'd like to ask for more detail regarding the circumstances of when a convert from Islam (to another faith) is sentence to death. I've never really got a full explanation of and the media coverage of a Somali convert being killed in his town sparked my interest.


This is what i was told.


If you choose to leave Islam, then you must leave the community (or the Muslim region) you originated from before making this decision. If you refuse, you are sentenced to death.


I can understand the reason as to why someone would be told to leave the community; but what if that person cannot afford or is generally unable to leave the community and be on their own?


Also..does this cover only when the individual converts to another faith, aswell as becoming an atheist?


Thanks