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Malaysia – Syariah Court To Manohara: “Be Loyal”

Syarie Judge Mohd Yusof Awang from the Syariah High Court has ordered runaway Indonesian teen model Manohara Odelia Pinot to be loyal to her Kelantanese prince husband and to pay back Rm 1,112,250 (approximately US$327,000) owed to him.

Syarie Judge Mohd Yusof  Awang said: “I am satisfied with the testimony of the plaintiff and witnesses and order that [...]

Kartika Caning – Syariah Court Stands Firm

The Malaysian state of Pahang is the only state in Malaysia to impose mandatory caning penalty for Muslims caught consuming alcohol. It is this state that imposed a caning sentence on Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for this very offense. 

But as we all know by now, this caning sentence has caused disquiet among Malaysians as [...]

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 – No Punishment Prescribed In The Quran For Drinking Acohol

By now, we have all accepted that Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno had violated Syariah law by drinking alcohol.  Indeed she was convicted by a Syariah Court for this very offense and ordered to pay a fine and given 6 strokes of the cane as punishment.  But now a professor of Islamic Studies has come [...]

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 [...]

Malaysia – Syariah Court Allows Woman To Leave Islam

In many countries, a person converting to Islam from other religion is treated just like a person born into a Muslim family.  He is not allowed to change his new Islamic faith, and is locked into Islam till he dies.  But in a very rare move, a syariah court in Penang, Malaysia last year allowed a [...]

Kartika Caning – Why Prevent Open Discussion?

If you have been following the caning sentence of Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno imposed by the Syariah court for drinking alcohol, you will know that there have been attempts by various parties made to prevent open discussion on this issue.

Take for example, the application filed by Sisters In Islam for a stay of the [...]

Model Caning Case – Kartika All Prepared

Now that the holy month of Ramadan is over, Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is preparing herself to be caned anytime soon.  Three months ago she was sentenced to a fine (which she paid) and 6 strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol in December 2008. Since then she has become a celebrity of sort, [...]

Model Caning Case – Latest Developments

For the past week, Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was sentenced to 6 strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol in public was staring eyeball to eyeball with the authorities, asking for the sentence to be carried out in public. Now, in the latest development to the model caning case, it was the Malaysian [...]