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Honor Crimes Are Linked To Culture, Not Islam

Honor Killing Of Daughter By Father

A 45-year-old man has been charged in Amman, Jordan, with the premeditated murder of his widowed daughter after she gave birth to twins. The woman had been a widow for 3 years. Her father, who confessed to the killing, explained that he killed her because she had shamed him by getting [...]

Malaysia – Insulting Islam Via Comic Strip?

Insulting Islam?

Remember the Danish cartoonist who drew a cartoon picture of Prophet Muhammed that drew the ire of Muslims who accused him and the Danish newspaper that printed his cartoon of insulting the Prophet?  Now Malaysia has its own comic strip, but the cartoonist and the newspaper that printed it are not accused of insulting the [...]

Iran – Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Verdict Still Unknown

Decision Pending Over Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Fate

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement which says that a decision is still pending over the fate of Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani.  She was earlier sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery, but the charge was changed to murder as she was accused of playing a role [...]

Aceh – Adulterers Caned

Adultery And Khalwat (Close Proximity)

Aceh Province, the only one in Muslim majority Indonesia to follow Shariah law (though not fully yet), carried out a public caning last Friday.  One couple was found guilty of adultery while another couple was found in close proximity of each other.

The Adulterous Pair

34-year old Irdayanti is in the process of divorcing her husband.  [...]

Iran – Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani May Be Hanged On November 3

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Imminent Execution

The International Committee against Stoning grimly announced on its website: “The authorities in Tehran have given the go-ahead to Tabriz prison for the execution of Iran stoning case Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani.”  By this statement, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani who was earlier sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, will instead be hanged for [...]

Iran – Confusion Over Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Case

Iranian Media Blackout

More confusion surrounds the case of 43-year-old Iranian mother-of-two Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, whose fate remains uncertain at first for alleged adultery and now, for murder.  Iranian media reports say that Iran has imposed a media blackout over this case, covering Iranian TV channels, state-run newspapers.

Statement From Attorney General and Iranian Embassy

In spite of this, [...]

Iran – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Says Insults Against Carla Bruni-Sarkozy A Crime Worse Than A Crime

“What Kind Of Islam Allows That?”

“What kind of Islam allows that?” asked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in reference to the recent insults hurled by an Iranian newspaper at France First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.  While Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not specifically name the newspaper when he spoke at an interview to the media, he has condemned [...]

French Comedian Dieudonne Supports Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani

The Trip To Tehran

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian mother-of-two who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, has found a supporter in controversial French comedian Dieudonne, who arrived in Tehran to plead for her clemency.   Dieudonne is a controversial figure in France for his anti-Semitism views.

A Friend Of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

According to the French media, [...]

Iranian Woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Execution Delayed

No Execution On Ramadan Month

The execution of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani – the Iranian woman condemned to death by stoning for adultery – has been delayed by an Iranian court, according to media reports.  The court announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will not be stoned during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.  However, a final verdict on [...]

Iranian Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei Speaks Out

Mohammad Mostafaei’s Escape to Norway

Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei who fled from Iran after his wife, Fereshteh Halimi, and his brother-in-law, Farhad Halimi, were detained by the Iranian authorities, has now spoken out.  Mohammad Mostafaei is the lawyer representing Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.  He made the arduous [...]