The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah has returned an honorary degree he received from the University of Oxford in England after global backlash targeted at him over his proposal to punish people who engage in same-sex relations with death penalty.
After sparking outrage over the harsh laws he announced in April, stipulating that gay sex and adultery require death by stoning, while lesbian sex will attract whipping and anyone caught stealing will be amputated, Oxford reached out to the Sultan about the honorary law degree the distinguished institution awarded him in 1993, according to Reuters.
“As part of the review process, the university wrote to notify the sultan on 26 April 2019, asking for his views by 7 June 2019,” the university told Reuters via email. “Through a letter dated 6 May 2019, the sultan replied with his decision to return the degree.”
This comes after more than 115,000 people signed a petition on Change.org calling on Oxford to rescind the degree.
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It's high time leaders and Africans especially live up to their conscience. I salute the sultan. May he live longer enough to rule his people for some of us to hear about his greatness. Bullshit to DEGREES.
Neither your father or mother can get an oxfords degree. Get lost.
SO THEY WANT TO USE HONOURY DEGREE TO PERPETUATE GAYISM AND LESBIANISM IN THE WORD. SHAME UNTO YOU OXFORD
Who cares about Oxford degrees? Even Bawumia has one. The degree has made him so timidd he's even afraid to take taxes and royalties from the white tiives.
TO HELLLL WITH THE HONORARY DEGREE! WHAT VALUE DOES IT ADD TO THE SULTAN? THE DEGREE IS MUNDANE AND THE SULTAN'S APPROACH TO DESPICABLE GAYISM IS DIVINE;