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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 [...]

Child Marriage – A Practice Difficult To Curb

Prevalence Of Child Marriages

It is estimated that every year some 10-12 millions girls marry under the age of 18. Hence if the trend continues, over the next decade 100 million girls in the developing world will marry before they turn 18. It is not as though the adverse effects are not widely known, or that there [...]

Uproar Over Virginity Tests Spark Further Protests In Egypt

Protest After Protest In Egypt

Egyptians had high hopes of change after President Hosni Mubarak resigned in February this year after a fortnight of protests against his autocratic regime. However, their hopes have not been fulfilled, and a further protest was held on March 9 to vent frustration over the slow pace of reform under the Supreme [...]

Child Sex Abuse On The Rise In England And Wales

Prevalence Of Child Sex Abuse Cases In England And Wales

The police in England and Wales recorded 23,390 child sex crimes, including rape, incest, and gross indecency, for the year 2009-10, an 8% increase on the previous year. Put it another way, a child sex crime was recorded every 20 minutes last year. The data were obtained [...]

Congo Still Rape Capital Of The World

Rape Capital Of the World

The United Nations once labeled eastern Congo as the rape capital of the world. This label would seem to be still appropriate going by figures obtained in a recent study that will be published in June in the American Journal of Public Health, which found that the number of rapes per year [...]

Imam Mohammed Hanif Khan Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison

“A More Serious Breach Of Trust Can’t Be Imagined”

For Imam Mohammed Hanif Khan, the day of reckoning has finally arrived.  The Nottingham Crown Court which earlier found Imam Mohammed Hanif Khan guilty of 2 counts of rape and 1 count of sexual activity with a child has now sentenced Imam Mohammed Hanif Khan to 16 years [...]

Bangladesh – Rape Victim Whipped To Death While Rapist Escaped

Muslim Cleric Who Issued Fatwa Arrested

In Bangladesh, a rape victim was accused of having an affair with a married man.  The local Muslim cleric issued a fatwa that caused her to be whipped, but before the whipping is over, she died.  Now the cleric who issued the fatwa has been arrested, along with 3 others who [...]

Dubai – Police Officer Sent To Prison For Sexual Offense

Uncle And Niece Convicted

A police officer took his neice to a deserted place to teach her how to drive, but he ended up having sex with her instead.  Now a court in Dubai has convicted both of them for sexual offense.

KS And AA

26-year old police officer known by his initials KS was recently sentenced to 2 [...]

Imam Mohammed Hanif Khan – Convicted Pedophile

Jury Pronounced Imam Mohammed Hanif Khan Guilty

In the end, for all his protestations of innonence, Imam Mohammed Hanif Khan could not convince the jury who pronounced the guilty verdict, thereby convicting him of raping underaged boys. With that, the former prison chaplain now finds himself going back to serve time in prison.

“It Will Be A Gross [...]

Hong Kong Mother Presents Daughter To Be Raped By Husband

Bedding A Virgin

In yet another sign that we are living in an upside down world, a woman in Hong Kong has arranged for her daughter to be raped by her current husband simply to fulfil his wish to bed a virgin.  But the problem is that the girl is not a virgin.

How To Be A Virgin [...]