What's more, the person being put to the cane is a young, attractive and progressive woman.
There may well be a subtext of gender bias and oppression of women -- heck, what "may well be"? there is.
Women are being beaten into submission across the world. We should, must, speak against this. It's not a cultural thing -- it's a matter of what is right and what is wrong.
A Malaysian model will receive six strokes from a rattan cane after admitting in an Islamic court to the crime of drinking beer in a bar. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno’s sentence was confirmed by her lawyer yesterday after she decided not to appeal, making her the first woman to face corporal punishment imposed by a Malaysian Sharia court. The case has caused controversy in a country that projects an image of moderation to foreign tourists and businesses but imposes stern Islamic justice on its Muslim population. Alcohol is served to members of other religions at the country’s tourist bars and hotels but for Muslims — who make up two thirds of the population — its consumption is punishable by a fine, up to three years in prison or six strokes of the cane.
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there are men alive in Canada who were whipped in Canadian jails.
This country isn't that far removed from the dark ages. In fact, we still have advocates for the whip within government(s) here in Canada. Remember Art Hanger? He relished the idea of a return of the whip.
Yes lest we forget we have liquor sold @ LCBO
outlets, how ohh retrograde.
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Re the model, yes it's a question of women's rights
and human rights attacked under the veil of religious interpretation. And yes, we need speak out.
But when we point we need to remember that one finger is pointing at them- and the other few, back at us - Robert Dziekański.
Daria S.
muslim
Both Judaism and Islam have relgious "Laws" (Sharia/Halaka) --Some of these are between Man and God others between Man and Man. Human beings have a right to jutice---So the Laws between Man and Man have punishment/compensation as a means of attaining justice. However, in the Quran, the Laws between Man and God do not come with specific "punishments" because its judgement does not depend on Man but on God.
It would be good if muslims go back to the Quran and understand it!
Please don't play the female-victim gender card. Generally speaking the only gender bias is against males, where throughout the world males (boys included) are the sole net targets of judicial corporal punishment. There are multiple countries where only males are flogged and females are spared for the same crimes, and this includes these same countries, including for non-violent crimes. Ditto for males in schools. Go google and youtube. Then there is also genital mutilation ... likewise
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