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“Taking Infidel Women Captive…Permits Whoever Is Holding Them To Have Sexual Intercourse With Them”

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 [...]

Father Of Christian Girl Murdered In Pakistan Refuses Blood Money

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 [...]

Afghanistan – Rape Victim Gulnaz Freed After Presidential Pardon

“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 [...]

Can Rape Victims Be Seen As Brave And Bringing Honor To Their Families?

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 [...]

Can A Man Rape His Former Wife?

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 [...]

Does Islam Really Requires 4 Witnesses To Convict A Rapist?

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 [...]

Importance Of Reporting Rape Being Discussed In Saudi Arabia

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. [...]

Libya – Where Rape Victims Are Killed By Their Families Out Of Love

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 [...]

Sudan Tries To Stifle Journalists Critical Of Nation’s Justice System

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 [...]

Malaysia – Insulting Islam Via Comic Strip?

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 [...]