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

yessir — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:11:18 +0000

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 of [...]

Kartika Caning – Syariah Court Stands Firm

yessir — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:27:56 +0000

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 as [...]

Kartika Caning – Why The Delay?

yessir — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:41:24 +0000

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 to [...]

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

yessir — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:49:52 +0000

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 come [...]

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

yessir — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:32:07 +0000

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 what’s [...]

Kartika Caning – Sisters In Islam Questioned By Police

yessir — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:30 +0000

Remember Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, the Muslim woman caught for drinking alcohol and sentenced by a Syariah court to a fine of RM5,000 and 6 strokes of the cane? She pleaded guilty, paid the fine, and asked to be cane publicly. Despite urgings by several parties, including the Prime Minister and some of his [...]

Kartika Caning – Now A Caning Demonstration

yessir — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:23:29 +0000

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 proceed. [...]

Saudi Caning – King Intervenes In Sex TV Episode

yessir — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:45:48 +0000

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 Saudi [...]

Kartika Caning – Now Sisters In Islam Queried In Parliament

yessir — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:26:09 +0000

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 and [...]

Kartika Caning – Why Prevent Open Discussion?

yessir — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:02:21 +0000

If you have been following the caning sentence of Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno imposed by the Syariah court for drinking alcohol, you will know that there have been attempts by various parties made to prevent open discussion on this issue.

Take for example, the application filed by Sisters In Islam for a stay of the [...]