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Kartika Caning Case – Prof Says Judgment Was A Human Enactment Camouflaged As Syariah

yessir — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:10:16 +0000

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno Finally Opens Up

Remember Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, the Malaysian model who was charged with consuming alcohol in Pahang and who was sentenced to a fine and 6 lashes of the cane by the Syariah High Court? Her case attracted widespread attention, and she would have been the first woman to be caned in [...]

Kartika Caning Case – Freedom At Last

yessir — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:24:53 +0000

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno Now A Free Woman

Thursday April 22, 2010 is a very special day for former Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno. On this day, she completed her 3-week community service at the Tengku Ampuan Fatimah Children Home, walked out of the gate, and became a free woman. This brings an end to the whole saga [...]

Kartika Caning – Nobody Should Dispute Ruler’s Decision

yessir — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:28:35 +0000

One would have expected that the decision by the Sultan of Pahang to commute the caning sentence of 6 lashes of the cane on Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno to a 3-week community service at a children’s home would be welcome by all. Instead, that decision disappointed the folks at the Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association (PPPM) which [...]

Kartika Caning Case – Reactions To Community Service Substitute

yessir — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:35:29 +0000

On Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno received a letter from the Sultan of Pahang commuting the caning sentence to a 3-week community service punishment commencing April 2 and ending on April 23. If you are wondering which children’s home is Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno going to serve her 3-week community service, the answer [...]

Kartika Caning – Changed To Community Service By Sultan

yessir — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:27:01 +0000

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was to be caned with six lashes on Thursday, April 1, 2010. But there was no caning. No folks, this is no April Fool’s Day joke. On Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno received a letter from the Sultan of Pahang commuting the caning sentence to a 3-week community service punishment.

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Sisters In Islam Attacked For Not Being Islamic

yessir — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:29:32 +0000

Sisters In Islam (SIS) is one of Malaysia’s best known NGOs. It is a women’s advocacy group, and from its name, it is assumed to be a Muslim NGO championing the rights of Muslim women. Or is it? Now other Muslim activists have filed a suit against Sisters In Islam, accusing it of not being Islamic and [...]

Kartika Caning – Sultan: “I Have To Seek Legal Advice”

yessir — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:56:58 +0000

It has been a week now since Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno had her audience with the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. During the meeting, Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno reportedly told Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah about the stress that the long delay in carrying out the caning sentence given by the Kuantan [...]

Kartika Caning – Will She Receive A Royal Pardon?

yessir — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:33:45 +0000

Last month Datuk Abdul Manan Abdul Rahman, director of the State Religious Department said that Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno will be caned after her meeting with Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. Well, this meeting took place yesterday, and now it seems that Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno could well receive an unsolicited royal pardon.

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Malaysia Muslim Women Caning – Cane First, Talk Later

yessir — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:54:35 +0000

It is difficult at times to understand what the Malaysian leaders are thinking. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein’s recent announcement that Malaysia has started on the path of caning Muslim women for offenses under Syariah law came as a complete surprise to a nation that was eagerly waiting to see if Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno [...]

Women Caning – Malaysia In Damage Control Mode

yessir — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0000

So now 3 totally unknown, unnamed and unexpected Muslim women have beaten Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno to become the first woman to be caned in Malaysia. Following Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein’s announcement of the caning of 3 Muslim women for engaging in illicit sex, news that Malaysia has joined other Muslim nations in caning women spread round [...]