So Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno may get her wish to be caned for drinking alcohol fulfilled soon. An appeals panel at the Shariah High Court in the Malaysian state of Pahang has reviewed her sentence, and decided to uphold the caning sentence. The date for carrying out the caning sentence (which will make Kartika [...]
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The 1961 Suicide Act of the UK makes it an offense for anyone to “aid, abet, counsel or procure the suicide of another.” The penalty for doing so is a jail term of up to 14 years. Because of this, assisted suicide is illegail in Britain. But what exactly is meant by the term “assisted suicide”? Simplistically this [...] This week Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi was in New York to attend a meeting of the United Nations. Last Friday he took the opportunity to meet with families of the 259 victims who died onboard the ill fated Pan Am Flight 103 when a bomb exploded over Lockerbie in Scotland. Libya previously admitted responsibility for this bombing [...] Now that the holy month of Ramadan is over, Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is preparing herself to be caned anytime soon. Three months ago she was sentenced to a fine (which she paid) and 6 strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol in December 2008. Since then she has become a celebrity of sort, [...] While Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein escaped the caning, and Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is waiting to see if she will be caned, over in Iran police have issued a statement that says that all mannequins must be covered up. By this they mean that the mannequins should wear headscarves and body curves must be [...] Have you ever wondered how terrorists are recruited? How are they turned into suicide bombers? Now, thanks to a recent report by the International Crisis Group, we get a better understanding of the recruitment methodology used by terrorists. Many of us do not understand fully the issues involved in the fighting in Southern Thailand, where Muslims are [...] We have heard so often the phrase “War on Terror”, but who exactly is a terrorist? How is terrorism defined? The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism proposed a definition as follows: “Terrorism is the intentional use of, or threat to use violence against civilians or against civilian targets, in order to attain political aims.” Sounds simple enough, and surely [...] Poor Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno! She must be wondering what does it take to get over her caning case quickly. She has publicly accepted the caning sentence imposed by an Islamic court in Malaysia for drinking alcohol. She admitted to her offense. She pleaded to be caned publicly so that other Muslims can learn and be educated [...] Malaysia is in the limelight once again. The holy month of Ramadan is over and if you have been following caning cases in Malaysia, you will know that Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno may very soon be the first woman to be caned in Malaysia for drinking alcohol. The Shariah High Court in Pahang had postponed [...] Remember Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, that former journalist who last worked for the UN Mission in Sudan? She was arrested along with several other women at a restuarant and charged wearing indecent clothing (basically a pair of trousers, or jeans)? Several of those ladies were caned for this offense, but Lubna fought it out. In the end, bowing [...] |
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