In Saudi Arabia, the newspapers print the names and crimes of everyone executed in the country on a given day. Most are for murder or drug trafficking, but every week at least someone is executed for blasphemy.
Blasphemy, there, means that you deny that Mohammed was the last prophet. This is a crime limited to people who have previously believed or affirmed Mohammed as prophet. Non-muslims are exempt, because they have never believed in him, and so can't be guilty of blasphemy by their rules.
And you can avoid execution at any time by re-affirming your belief in Mohammed. So what former muslim, faced with the swordsman, would still refuse to accept Mohammed, even if only to save his life?
Only a Christian convert, I believe. I am convinced that the people executed for blasphemy there, and it happens every week, are Christian converts.
Yes true marytrs, unless its an accusation purely for convience.. as most all are.. Islamic governments are just gangs.. in every case.. Which make them ripe for democracy.. since democracy is Mob rule.. Muslims have been doing Mob rule for 1426 years.. and have many "hit" laws.. Laws that make the "hit" legal..