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Polygamy Is Not Good Or Desirable

Two Adverse Reports On Polygamy

Isn’t it obvious that polygamy is not good or desirable? Well, those who need convincing can turn to two recent reports. One, a survey of polygamous families by Sisters In Islam, reveals that the children and the first wives in polygamous marriages do not support such marriages. The other, a research paper [...]

Kartika Caning Case - Prof Says Judgment Was A Human Enactment Camouflaged As Sharia

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno Finally Opens Up

Remember Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, the Malaysian model who was charged with  consuming alcohol in Pahang and who was sentenced to a fine and 6 lashes of the cane by the Syariah High Court?  Her case attracted widespread attention, and she would have been the first woman to be caned in [...]

Is Polygamy Really A God-Given Right To Muslim Men?

A Muslim Woman’s Option To Divorce

It seems that there is an increasing divergence of views between Muslim men and women on the issue of polygamy.  Dr Nik Noraini Shah, a legal advisor to Sisters in Islam (SIS) – an organization based in Malaysia that articulates the rights of Muslim women through the interpretation of the Koran [...]

Kartika Caning Case - Freedom At Last

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno Now A Free Woman

Thursday April 22, 2010 is a very special day for former Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno.  On this day, she completed her 3-week community service at the Tengku Ampuan Fatimah Children Home, walked out of the gate, and became a free woman.  This brings an end to the whole saga [...]

Sisters In Islam Attacked For Not Being Islamic

Sisters In Islam (SIS) is one of Malaysia’s best known NGOs. It is a women’s advocacy group, and from its name, it is assumed to be a Muslim NGO championing the rights of Muslim women.  Or is it?  Now other Muslim activists have filed a suit against Sisters In Islam, accusing it of not being Islamic and [...]

Kartika Caning – No Hope For Historic First

In a way we can sympthasize with Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno.  When she was convicted by the Syariah High Court of drinking alcohol, she readily admitted her guilt, paid the RM5,000 fine, and was all prepared to receive 6 lashes of the cane as punishment.  Despite urgings by various parties, including government ministers, other politicians and women advocacy [...]

Kartika Caning – Why The Delay?

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 – Attorney General: “Justice Hurried Is Justice Buried”

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

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 Sisters In Islam Queried In Parliament

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 [...]