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Marina Mahathir – There Is Room For Courage

Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir is a well known personality in Malaysia.  On her blog she describes herself, inter-alia, as a “general nuisance” who occasionally “irritates some people by going on about feminism and Islam”.  And now she may have just proven herself right when The Star newspaper pulled an article that she has written.  But [...]

Kartika Caning – “Don’t Leave Me In Limbo”

It has been a long while since we last got any update on the caning case of Malaysia model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno.  As a reminder, Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was caught drinking alcohol and a Syariah court in Malaysia subsequently ordered that she be sentenced to a fine (which she paid) and 6 strokes [...]

Sudan – 16 Year Old Silva Kashifa Caned For Wearing A Skirt

Sudan is in the news again. This time it involves the caning of Silva Kashifa, a 16-year old girl who was charged with wearing indecent clothing and sentenced to 50 lashes of the cane.  She was wearing a normal skirt.
Remember Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein?  She was a widow and former journalist who was charged with wearing indecent clothing, [...]

Kartika Caning – Syariah Court Stands Firm

The Malaysian state of Pahang is the only state in Malaysia to impose mandatory caning penalty for Muslims caught consuming alcohol. It is this state that imposed a caning sentence on Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for this very offense. 
But as we all know by now, this caning sentence has caused disquiet among Malaysians [...]

Kartika Caning – Why The Delay?

Why is there a long delay in carrying out the caning sentence imposed by a Syariah Court on Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for drinking alcohol? That’s the question people are asking. 
Officially we know that the caning sentence was first postponed because of the holy month of Ramadan. It seems that it was inappropriate [...]

Kartika Caning – No Punishment Prescribed In The Quran For Drinking Acohol

By now, we have all accepted that Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno had violated Syariah law by drinking alcohol.  Indeed she was convicted by a Syariah Court for this very offense and ordered to pay a fine and given 6 strokes of the cane as punishment.  But now a professor of Islamic Studies has [...]

Kartika Caning – Attorney General: “Justice Hurried Is Justice Buried”

Ever wondered what is happening to the caning case involving Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was sentenced by a Syariah Court to a fine of Rm5,000 and 6 lashes of the cane for drinking alcohol? The appeal panel of the Syariah High Court had already ruled that the caning sentence should proceed. So [...]

Kartika Caning – Now A Caning Demonstration

The caning sentence imposed on Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for drinking alcohol by the Shariah court has gone quiet for some time now.  It is strange that the caning sentence is still not carried out, despite the fact that the appeals panel of the Syariah High Court has ruled that the caning should [...]

Saudi Caning – King Intervenes In Sex TV Episode

So the Saudi King has intervened in the caning sentence passed on female journalist Rosana Al-Yami.  Last weekend, a court in Saudi Arabia sentenced her to 60 lashes of the cane and a travel ban.  She was charged for her involvement in the airing of an episode of A Thick Red Line in which a [...]

Kartika Caning – Now Sisters In Islam Queried In Parliament

The caning sentence imposed by a Shariah court on Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for drinking alcohol has taken another twist.  Whereas previously Kulim Bandar Baru MP Zulkifli Noordin of the opposition Partai Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) called  on the National Fatwa Council to investigate and declare Sisters In Islam (and others) as deviant Islamic groups [...]