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Women Raped As Spoils Of War
Recently there have been an alarming increase in women and girls being raped as spoils of war. The rapists in most cases are from al-Qaeda and its affiliates, but these people view rape of such victims as permissible under Sharia law.
The Rape Fatwa
A question was sent to the jihadi forum Minbar [...]
Refusal Of Blood Money
Manisha Masih (also referred to as Mansha Masih) has refused to accept blood money in compensation for the murder of his 18-year-old daughter. Her murderer, Mohammad Arif Gujjar, aged 28, is in custody. If Manisha Masih accepted the blood money, he would pave the way for Mohammad Arif Gujjar’s release.
The Murder
On Nov 27 [...]
“She Agreed To The Marriage”
Rape victim Gulnaz was jailed for adultery and then had her jail term increased on appeal. But after the intervention of the Aghan president, she will soon be freed, but even then, controversy surrounds her release over whether it is conditional or unconditional.
About The Case
21-year old Gulnaz has just been pardoned by [...]
Father Killed Daughters Who Were Rape Victims
Among some people the feeling of loss of honor can be so strong that it transcends all the suffering that people undergo during a war. This seemed to be the case with a Libyan man whose three daughters, aged 15, 17, 18, were raped by Gaddafi loyalists during the 2 [...]
Rape Or Not?
A man from Abu Dhabi was charged with the offense of raping his former wife. But he defended himself arguing that she is still his wife despite the divorce, and thus he can’t be raping his wife. This resulted in an interesting exchange with the judge on what Sharia law actually says on this [...]
Hudood Laws In Pakistan
It was General Mohammed Zia ul-Haq who introduced Hudood laws (the Hudood Ordinance) to Pakistan in 1979 in an attempt to win over Islamic political groups who were angry at the secularization of Pakistani society at that time. Amongst other things, Hudood laws require a rape victim to produce 4 witnesses against the [...]
The Serial Rapist
A 42-year-old married man with 5 children is under arrest in Jeddah on suspicion of being a serial rapist. This teacher is believed to have raped 15 girls since 2007. He would use sweets to lure the girls from public places such as malls, wedding halls, hospitals, and take them away in his SUV. [...]
Stigma Of Rape
“In Libya when rape occurs, it seems to be a whole village or town which is seen to be dishonored”, says Arafat Jamal of the UN refugee agency UNHCR. The stigma of rape here is so bad, especially in the west of the country, which is particularly conservative, that those who become pregnant through [...]
Call To Drop Charges
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, and the Committee to Protect Journalists, have separately called on Sudan to drop charges against at least 10 journalists who have reported on the alleged rape and torture of a 25-year-old art graduate. The Committee to Protect Journalists also called on Sudan to abandon all [...]
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 [...]
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