This [past] week many around the world have prayed for the Pakistani Supreme Court hearing for Asia Bibi that took place yesterday. Over the years, I have written a number of articles on these pages describing the horrific plight of Asia Bibi. Asia Bibi is a Pakistani Christian, and a married mother of five, who was sentenced to death by hanging under Pakistan\u2019s notorious criminal code section 295(c), which prescribes the death penalty for \u201cinsulting\u201d\u009d Mohammed and Islam. What was her \u201ccrime?\u201d\u009d It was in June 2009, while working in the fields, that she was sent to bring water for the other farm workers. Some of the Moslem workers refused to drink the water she brought as they considered water touched by Christians to be \u201cunclean.\u201d\u009d Her co-workers then complained to the local authorities that she made derogatory comments about Mohammed. What was the derogatory comment she was alleged to have made? The Moslem women claimed that Asia Bibi said: \u201cI believe in my religion and in Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for the sins of mankind. What did your prophet Mohammed ever do to save mankind?\u201d\u009d Asia Bibi is illiterate, and is considered to be an uneducated woman, but she asked a deeply profound question.<\/p>\n