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 [...]
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 [...]
Client Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Case Looking Bad
In case you are wondering what happened to Mohammed Mostafaei, the lawyer representing the Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani who was condemned to death by stoning for adultery, the latest news is that he has fled to Turkey where he applied for asylum. But Mohammed Mostafaei left behind his client [...]
Cut Tari’s Husband Johannes Yusuf Subrata: “I Forgive Cut”
Ever wondered why Cut Tari apologized to husband Johannes Yusuf Subrata? Apart from causing shame and embarrassment to him by appearing in the sex video with Nazril Irham aka Ariel, vocalist from pop band Peterpan, the other reason is that she was committing an act of adultery.
Cut Tari’s [...]
Temporary Halt To Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Execution?
The international outrage over the imminent stoning of Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old woman convicted of adultery, appeared to have caused a temporary halt of her execution. However, a judiciary official in Iran surprised many by saying that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani had also been convicted of murder.
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But That Does Not Mean She Won’t Be Put To Death By Other Means
In a sign that Iran is finally hearing the choruses of international condemnation following its sentencing of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani to death by stoning for the offense of adultery, a statement was issued by the Iranian embassy in London confirming that Sakineh Mohammadi [...]
Save Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Plea
“Please help end this nightmare and do not let it turn into a reality. Help us save our mother!” cried Iranian Farideh, 16, and her brother Sajad, 20, as they pleaded to the international community to save their mother – 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani – from stoning.
Death By Stoning And Hanging
Sakineh Mohammadi [...]
Egyptian Court Ruling Against The Coptic Orthodox Church
A recent high profile case in Egypt has led many to ponder – is the law of the land greater than the law of the Coptic Orthodox Church? Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court has just ruled against Pope Shenuda III – the patriarch of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church – who had [...]
While Malaysia is grappling with the issue of caning Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno (which will be a historic first caning of a woman if carried out), Saudi Arabia has been meting out caning sentences on women who violate its strict Sharia law. Recently 2 cases caught my attention, and there are certainly plenty of lashes involved. Saudi Arabia [...]
When we think of Somalia and the enforcement of Sharia law punishments on adultery and theft, and we mentally see adulterers being stoned to death and thieves having their limbs cut off. Now there is another case of death by stoning reported in Somalia.
Most time the al-Shabaab group (believed by the US to be proxy for al-Qaeda) are [...]
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