Following Brunei’s implementation of strict sharia or Islamic laws that prescribe death by stoning and whipping for offences such as gay sex and adultery recently, condemnations have poured in thick and fast from many quarters around the world, including American celebrities George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres.Last week, the University of Oxford announced that Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah had returned his honorary law degree after being told that the university was reviewing the award given…
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