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“Quran Burning” Pastor Terry Jones Announces Candidacy For US Presidential Election

Candidacy For Presidential Election

Terry Jones, the maverick pastor from Florida who hit the headlines with his plan to burn Qurans on last year’s anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York, has now come up with an equally eye-popping announcement. He says he is going to run for the Nov 2012 [...]

Aceh – Adulterers Caned

Adultery And Khalwat (Close Proximity)

Aceh Province, the only one in Muslim majority Indonesia to follow Shariah law (though not fully yet), carried out a public caning last Friday.  One couple was found guilty of adultery while another couple was found in close proximity of each other.

The Adulterous Pair

34-year old Irdayanti is in the process of divorcing her husband.  [...]

Aceh – Ridwan Muhammad Says Women Prohibited From Becoming A Leader

Dignity Of Women Insulted

In remarks that caused much criticism, Ridwan Muhammad, chairman of the Bireuen district council in Aceh said that Shariah law dictates that women are not allowed to be leaders.   Critics are quick to point out that Aceh was ruled by female sultans in the 19th century, and that Indonesia itself had a woman president in [...]

Aceh Leader Says Women Who Don’t Dress According To Shariah Law Are Asking To Be Raped

MUI Says “No Such Thing” In Islam 

What can one say about the recent comment by Ramli Mansur, the West Aceh district head who is also the leader of the Aceh Party, that women who don’t comply with Shariah law in the manner of dressing are “asking to get raped”?  Ramli Mansur is the one who sponsored [...]

Mob Justice For Muslim Couple Caught In Adultery

Adulterous Couple Paraded Naked And Beaten

An Indonesian Muslim couple chose the wrong province to engage in adulterous act.  In Indonesia’s Aceh province, Shariah law has been introduced in stages.  On Wednesday this week, the couple was caught in adultery by angry neighbors but instead of letting Shariah police handle it, the villagers proceeded to parade them naked [...]

Kartika Caning – Now A Caning Demonstration

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.  [...]

Sudan Woman Caning Case – Update

While the world is fixated on the case of Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was caught by religious police for drinking alcohol in public and sentenced to 6 lashes of the cane plus a fine, let’s not forget that another woman is also facing caning in Sudan. But there are differences in these 2 [...]