Islamic Sexual Slavery and Concubinage in Maldives?

Do the teaching of Islam have anything to do with under-aged female sex slaves in Maldives?

Horrible practices and institutions, such sexual slavery and concubinage, are spelled out loud and clear in the Quran and hadiths.
Read on to learn the truth about Mohamed and Islam>

It’s quite surprising what you find blatantly expressed in the Islamic texts that few Muslims actually give a thought about.

I am guilty of that myself.

As a child I had always recited verses that mentioned ‘right hand possessions’, but it was only a few years ago that I wondered what that meant. Looking through the related hadiths and tafseers (exegeses), I was shocked to learn that it referred to sexual slaves. It seems that widows and children of non-Muslim men, who were killed in battles waged by Muslims during the Islamic prophet, Muhammad’s time, were taken in as sexual slaves. (More than 70 battles were waged. All but one were offensive.)

In denial the way a child would deny his father is a rapist, I counselled fellow religious friends from the Muslims Student Association about the issue (I later realized that the MSA is an Islamic supremacist group with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Saudi Arabia). I asked them innocently what the term ‘right hand possessions’ means in the Quran. The ‘brothers’ confirmed what I wished not to hear. And, with absolutely no shame about it and a grin on their faces, they told me it’s a matter that should never be brought up in front of kafirs (infidels).

This concept of concealing your faith to protect or propagate Islam is called taqiyyah. Muslims in Europe are not as concerned about that anymore and are more brazen about what they want to do to European women.

This really should have been no surprise to me, though, given the fact that the Islamic prophet himself had sex slaves, or forced widows to marry him:

1. Rayhana bint Zaid bin Amru was 15 and Muhammad was 56 years old when he attached the Jewish tribe of Banu Qariiza. He took her as a sex slave after she refused to convert to Islam to be his wife.
2. Juwayriya bint al-Harith was 20 and Muhammad was 58 years old when the Muslims attacked her Jewish tribe, the Banu Mustaliq. She was taken as a sex slave for one of the Muslims. She begged Muhammad to free her, and he allowed that on the condition she marry him.
3. Safiyyah bint Huyayy was 17 and Muhammad was 60 years old when he attacked the Jews of Khaybar and tortured her husband to death. On their first night, she was a right hand possession, and was lately swiftly made to marry him (as if the mock marriage makes it all morally justifiable...)
4. Maria the Copt was a Christian slave Muhammad received as a gift from a ruler in Egypt.

A video made by Zaki Ameen that shows the naked truth as it is. Warning: Sexually explicit content!

At the end of this article is a comprehensive list of verses and supporting hadiths that indicate clearly that not only were concubines permitted and encouraged, but that the rapists (no euphemism here) were discouraged by Muhammad from performing coitus interruptus. Yes, they actually had to keep their penises inside while ejaculating, thus potentially adding a permanent memory of the rape.

The list is comprehensive, but I am no genius here. Not long ago, I happened to run into an interesting series of Arabic YouTube videos on the matter (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3).

The videos show an interview an Iqra channel hostess had with two Islamic scholars. She is asking them how Muslims can respond to accusations that Islam permits concubinage. The scholars’ reactions are rather telling, with one sheikh engaging in mental gymnastics and beating around the bush, and the other scowling at her, scolding her, and even walking off the show for a while in order to avoid answering.

This interview is not run by a bunch of Islam bashers or haters or Jews, or whatever fake demons a Muslim has in his or her mind. It's run by a religious presenter with two sheikh guests, on a Saudi channel. Their reaction reminds me of how the following Quranic verses (5:101-2):

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ وَإِنْ تَسْأَلُوا عَنْهَا حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ الْقُرْآنُ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ
قَدْ سَأَلَهَا قَوْمٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحُوا بِهَا كَافِرِينَ

O you who believe! do not put questions about things which if declared to you may trouble you, and if you question about them when the Quran is being revealed, they shall be declared to you; Allah pardons this, and Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.

A people before you indeed asked such questions, and then became disbelievers on account of them.
The hostess, Basma Wahba, eventually removed her hijab. People can only tolerate stupidity to a certain level, and to Basma Wahba, she saw the stupidity she lived in under the hijab after her revealing experience with those scholars.

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Coming to Maldives soon - Terrorism that's personal (12 images)

Increasingly many Maldivian Muslims are copying and emulating the lifestyle and traditions of their Muslim counterparts in Arabia and Pakistan. Families and communities are giving up their customs and traditions and replacing them with the lifestyles of Muslim Arabs and Pashtuns of the northwest frontier.
Many of these religious rites, traditions and customs are disgusting, evil and contrary to human rights.

Be warned - these evil ways are coming to Maldives>

Terrorism that's personal (12 images)

EDITOR'S NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Text by Jim Verhulst, Times' Perspective editor | Photos by Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press

We typically think of terrorism as a political act.

But sometimes it’s very personal. It wasn’t a government or a guerrilla insurgency that threw acid on this woman’s face in Pakistan. It was a young man whom she had rejected for marriage. As the United States ponders what to do in Afghanistan — and for that matter, in Pakistan — it is wise to understand both the political and the personal, that the very ignorance and illiteracy and misogyny that create the climate for these acid attacks can and does bleed over into the political realm. Nicholas Kristof, the New York Times op-ed columnist who traveled to Pakistan last year to write about acid attacks, put it this way in an essay at the time: “I’ve been investigating such acid attacks, which are commonly used to terrorize and subjugate women and girls in a swath of Asia from Afghanistan through Cambodia (men are almost never attacked with acid). Because women usually don’t matter in this part of the world, their attackers are rarely prosecuted and acid sales are usually not controlled. It’s a kind of terrorism that becomes accepted as part of the background noise in the region. ...

“Bangladesh has imposed controls on acid sales to curb such attacks, but otherwise it is fairly easy in Asia to walk into a shop and buy sulfuric or hydrochloric acid suitable for destroying a human face. Acid attacks and wife burnings are common in parts of Asia because the victims are the most voiceless in these societies: They are poor and female. The first step is simply for the world to take note, to give voice to these women.” Since 1994, a Pakistani activist who founded the Progressive Women’s Association (www.pwaisbd.org) to help such women “has documented 7,800 cases of women who were deliberately burned, scalded or subjected to acid attacks, just in the Islamabad area. In only 2 percent of those cases was anyone convicted.”

To read the original story and the rest of the pictures by Nicholas Kristof, please go Here.

Irum Saeed, 30, poses for a photograph at her office at the Urdu University of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Irum was burned on her face, back and shoulders twelve years ago when a boy whom she rejected for marriage threw acid on her in the middle of the street. She has undergone plastic surgery 25 times to try to recover from her scars.

Shameem Akhter, 18, poses for a photograph at her home in Jhang, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 10, 2008. Shameem was raped by three boys who then threw acid on her three years ago. Shameem has undergone plastic surgery 10 times to try to recover from her scars.

Najaf Sultana, 16, poses for a photograph at her home in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. At the age of five Najaf was burned by her father while she was sleeping, apparently because he didn't want to have another girl in the family. As a result of the burning Najaf became blind and after being abandoned by both her parents she now lives with relatives. She has undergone plastic surgery around 15 times to try to recover from her scars.

(Posting by special request of a concerned citizen)

Fun for the whole umma: it's Burkha Barbie!

Maybe these are the sort of dolls Muhammad's pre-pubescent wife was playing with:

"Narrated 'Aisha: I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me. (The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for 'Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.)" -- Bukhari 8.73.151

"It's Barbie in a burkha: World-famous doll gets a makeover to go under the hammer for 50th anniversary," from the Daily Mail, November 21 (With thanks to Jihad Watch):

One of the world's most famous children's toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha.

Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby's for Save The Children.

More than 500 Barbies went on show yesterday at the Salone dei Cinquecento, in Florence, Italy.

Makers Mattel are backing the exhibition which is the work of Italian designer Eliana Lorena.

The auction is part of Barbie celebrations for her 50th anniversary this year. The UK's biggest Barbie fan Angela Ellis, 35, has a collection of more than 250 dolls....

Stop the Islamic religious duty of Fuc-Kendun in Maldives!

When a husband pronounced his wife divorce three times “thrice divorced” and wants to remarry her, he cannot do it lawfully until he pays another man “Al Mohalil”(which means the legalizer) who marries this thrice divorced woman and (had sexual intercourse or consummating the marriage with her) and then dismisses her so that she may lawfully marry her former husband.

In Quran sura al-Baqara 2:230 says,”…So if a husband divorced his wife he cannot after that remarry her until after she has married another husband, and he has divorced her, in that case there is no blame on either of them if they reunite…”

ISLAMIC FUK-KENDUN IS A MORAL AND PHYSICAL RAPE.

In Islam a husband can reunite with his wife after divorcing her under this condition: When a woman is divorced irrevocably, she can not return to her husband until she marries (including having sexual intercourse) with another man.

"Narrated Aisha: The wife of Rifaa Al-Qurazi came to Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle, Rifaa divorced me irrevocably. After him I married Abdur-Rahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi who proved to be impotent.' Allah's Apostle said to her, 'Perhaps you want to return to Rifaa? Nay (You cannot return to Rifaa ) until you and Abdur-Rahman (the impotent man) engage in sexual intercourse! '" Vol. 7:186

Beauty Contest - Saudi Style

The losers become dinner!

Goat loving Maldivians appear to be increasing. And knowledge of goats is increasing within the Dhivehi goat herding community. Maybe soon, in addition to our sports and educational victories abroad, a Divehi goat will win the coveted trophy in Saudi Arabia.

For more information on goats you can visit our very own Haadhee. Born and raised in Maldives, he is a Muslim and proud of Islam. Currently an Islamic law student, interests include, Islam, politics, psychology and business, he educates us at haadhee's page about things like it is makrooh to sacrifice an animal whose penis has been cut off.


For the goat herders of Maldives, DR brings you the latest goat news from Saudi Arabia>>>>>>>

Men who stare at goats — Saudi style

Omaima Al-Fardan | Arab News

Aaid ibn Al-Zarif ibn Al-Ziraif ibn Akif is not just a man’s name. Aaid is a male goat with a blood relationship to Al-Wardi, a prized male Damascene goat, a particular breed with a distinctive face.

It is not a joke as this blood relation is what concerns goat buyers and owners in the Kingdom. Those interested in goats will always emphasize the family trees of their goats in order to guarantee their pure breeding and their belonging to a well-known goat family.

“It is not only Aaid who is well-respected,” said Abdullah Al-Hajri, an organizer of goat auctions in the Eastern Province, adding that another sought-after male goat is Jarad Abu Jarad Abu Sami.

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“The hair above the eyes is cut to show the size of the eye. The hair on the head is cut to show the elegant shape of the head. The hair on the neck is also cut to show the length and beauty of the neck,” said Al-Hajri, adding that all these points are essential for evaluating the beauty and blood purity of the goat.

Among other sought after features in the goats are a long and straight tail, a long bottom jaw, long ears and straight hocks. Like everything else, goats are also believed by some to be affected by the evil eye. Nasir Al-Haidari, a goat dealer, said that his male goat — a descendent of Al-Zarif (a famous progenitor of valuable goats) — had the evil eye put on him at a sale. This affected his mating ability and Al-Haidari fed the goat Viagra but it didn’t work. What he thought was more useful was giving him water after a supplication had been read over it. The eight-month-old male goat is less valuable in comparison to his two sisters who are worth SR120,000 to 150,000, said Al-Haidari.

An Apostate's Story

The interesting story of a girl who left Islam and joined the real world.

Origin of “Mullah”

In Islamic totalitarian regimes like Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia etc, mullah (Muslim counterpart of priest) plays the lead satanic role in provoking extremism among the people. Mullah itself has a very interesting origin. Lets begin with a typical Muslim family, there are four sons, for instances, three of them are physical and mentally normal, they will get special attention of their parents, they will get good care and be placed in good educational institutions to become doctors and engineers, etc. They are the cream of the family or in a broader sense the cream of society. The fourth, ironically is mentally retarded and in some cases even, physically abnormal. The heartless family considers such a kid scum; he will face rejection and humiliation from his own parents and siblings, he is worthless and a burden .His parents would put him in: Madrassah (Islamic seminary, which is a hub of terrorism/hatred/violence) to make him a mullah, here this frustrated child would grow, learn and ultimately becomes a mullah, most of them become involved in child molestation. It is true. This is what I have seen in Pakistan. So that “scum” becomes a leading person and starts molding the society according to his own evil intentions. In draconian Islamic states, people blindly follow the mullahs, as Islam itself is about blind conformity and Mullahs are self-proclaimed “mouthpieces of God” just like the cult leader Mohammad. In above mentioned Islamic states, people are highly volatile when it comes to Islam. Being aware of people’s weak points Mullahs then begin using Islam as their powerful tool for his own personal interest. Last year in Karachi, Pakistan, a minor girl of 7, was coerced to marry a Mullah 32 years her senior, when she came to his madrassa to learn the Koran from him. A private TV channel interrogated the Mullah, he told them that she married him by her own consent. Personally, it doesn’t surprise me as it is a well documented fact Mohammad married his child bride when she was 6, and he himself was in his mid 50s. So folks don’t be hard on the Mullah, after all he followed the “sunnah” which means the prescribed way of Mohammad. In my hometown, without exaggeration or being biased, there have been innumerable cases of child molestations and if a child resists, he is beaten black and blue. If his parents or guardians inquires of the Mullah, he will claim that the kid was not paying attention to his teachings or was unable to pay the proper respect to the Koran or he indulged in mischievous behavior How I wish the civilized society would pay attention to this to get rid of the disgusting character which is a slur on the name of humanity.

By Tariq Shah

Tight jeans prohibited..."astronaut suits" and women in revolt...

"Some call it "stupid", others are asking the government to "deal with more serious matters"; Jakarta residents invite their counterparts in Aceh to "dress like astronauts". Women, however, feel discriminated against and promise a battle. A proposed law of the provincial government of Aceh, a "special" territory north of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, which prohibits women from wearing jeans and shorts for men, has provoked the population’s ire. Anyone caught red-handed will be stripped and forced to wear "special clothing" provided by the authorities.

Devout Quran reading Muslims in tropical Indonesia hope to get these sweating girls and their body odors out of
those tight clothes and into something a little more comfortable.

For the women of Aceh the ban on jeans is an "unusual", discriminating and shocking decision. "It's a very sensitive issue - says Kamala Chandrakirana, head of the Indonesian Commission against violence against women - I think such uncommon matter should be tackled by the country’s president " The activist said the bill- announced to the press in recent days by Ramli MS, chief of the district of West Aceh - is not just "discriminatory", but it violates basic human rights: "Every woman has the right to wear what she wants”.

The norm on clothing is still being considered by the local parliament and, if approved, would come into force since January 2010. Local sources in Aceh stress that the authorities have prepared more than 7 thousand "large" skirts (covering women to their feet) to be used during "instant raid" to force women to change their clothes if they appear in public with clothes considered "too sexy" . Measures will also be imposed on men who circulate in public with "sexy shorts”, or short trousers that show legs and other "shapes". "The Law - adds the source - refers only to the Muslims of Aceh”, one of the provinces of the country where Islam is applied in a strict manner. A few weeks ago, the local government had proposed stoning for adulterers and corporal punishment for those violating the Shariah.

AsiaNews questioned some residents of the province about the move and a consensus emerged against the entry into force of the law, which also provokes some amusement. "It's really stupid," says one woman, who then states: "Suits and dresses are a personal choice that every man and woman should be free to make without compulsion." Many urge the government to "think of something else" instead of "provoking people to indignation” with similar laws. Someone voices the doubt about "special funds" allocated to gather more of 7 thousand items of clothing and then asks: "Where does the money come from?". Moreover, it confirms that for the majority of the people, jeans are "more comfortable" for travel aboard motorcycles. Others say that Islam should not compel the faithful to "live under a constant moral pressure", but should be "the exact opposite."

The head of the Aceh district will not comment on the story. The capital, however, sympathizes with the people of Aceh and many say they are "outraged" by the proposed law. Some initially joke about it, advising governors to "make people wear astronaut suits", only to add: "There are far more important issues that need to be dealt with than sexy clothes"."

With thanks to Asia News

World Gender Gap Worst in Islamic Nations...

"The 2009 report by the World Economic Forum has listed predominantly Islamic nations in the bottom of their annual Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index. This included such major nations as Pakistan (ranked 132 out of 134), Saudi Arabia (ranked 130 out of 134), Iran (ranked 128 out of 134), Egypt (ranked 126 out of 134), and Turkey (ranked 129 out 134). Yemen, which is 99 percent Islamic, was the bottom ranked nation as 134 on the Global Gender Gap Index. The only nation not predominantly Islamic in the bottom of the Global Gender Gap index was Benin.

In addition, the 2009 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index report does not include rankings on a number of significant and predominantly Islamic nations where women are oppressed. Somalia (population of nearly 10 million) was not included in the index. Endless numbers of reports of the stonings and Islamic supremacist abuses of women have been reported in Somalia in the past year, including the stoning to death of a 13 year old girl based on “Sharia law” in October 2008. Sudan (population of nearly 41 million) was also not included in the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index. Among other nations, Afghanistan (29 million) and Iraq (29 million) are also not included in this Global Gender Gap Index. With the index not reporting on these 109 million, the desperate fate of an estimated 50 plus million women are not included in this Global Gender Gap index report.

Even with these significant exclusions from the Global Gender Gap index report, the bottom 10 index nations (excluding Benin), which are all predominantly Islamic nations, represent a population of over half a billion individuals. These include Yemen (134 out of 134), Chad (133), Pakistan (132), Saudi Arabia (130), Turkey (129), Iran (128), Mali (127), Egypt (126), Qatar (125), Morocco (124). If women represent half of the population in these nations, then these bottom 10 predominantly Islamic nations demonstrate the ongoing oppression of an estimated 250 million women.

In addition, if some other predominantly Islamic nations in the bottom of the Global Gender Gap index are also added to these totals, the global image of the correlated oppression of women further expands dramatically. (Again, this is without such nations as Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc., which were not included in the GGG index report analysis.)"

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Nearly 100 Slain for Allah in Peshawar Blast...

At least 80 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a large blast in a market in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Buildings were set on fire after the blast and plumes of smoke were seen drifting over the city.

More than 200 people have been killed by such attacks in recent weeks as the army carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan.

From CNN. Go here to see video of Aftermath of Peshawar explosion

when Sharia comes to town.....

Is this the efficient justice system the pious Muslims in the Maldives are aching to adopt?

Many Maldivians are yearning for what they say is a "true Islamic system". (Photo -some Islam experts)

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Two Sudanese women were on Thursday sentenced to 20 lashes and fined for committing an act of indecency by wearing trousers, weeks after a similar case sparked worldwide controversy.

The two women were arrested at the same party as Lubna Hussein, a former journalist who was also charged with wearing trousers and publicised her case as part of a campaign against Sudan's public order laws, Hussein told Reuters.

Judge Hassan Mohamed Ali sentenced each woman to 20 lashes and a fine of 250 Sudanese pounds in Khartoum East court on Thursday afternoon.

The women's supporters told journalists the punishment, often carried out immediately after a conviction, was postponed after the women launched an appeal.

Hussein, who was at the court on Thursday said the latest sentencing showed her campaign still had a long way to go.

"The campaign has succeeded in showing the world that there are unfair laws against women in Sudan. But we will keep on fighting," she said.

The two women, one aged 25, the other 27, both of them Muslim, would not give their names to journalists.

Lawyers and supporters at the trial also said they would not release the names as the women came from conservative families.

Indecency cases are not uncommon in Sudan, where there is a cultural gap between the mostly Muslim north and the south, dominated by Christians and followers of traditional beliefs.

Many women activists complain Sudan's public order regulations are vague and give individual police officers undue latitude to determine what is decent clothing for women.

Hussein was arrested by Sudan's public order police at a Khartoum party in July with 12 other women, 10 of whom pleaded guilty to similar charges and were flogged, she has said.

Hussein was jailed in September after refusing to pay a fine for the same offence but released after a day in prison after the country's journalists' union came up with the payment. - Reuters

Pious, Koran reading & Allah fearing Muslims Order Women to Shake their Breasts..

The orders have been carried out at gunpoint by a group called Al Shabaab, who are running the streets of Mogadishu.

Women are publicly inspected to see if they have natural firmness or if there is assistance from a bra.

The Daily Mail has reported that some women have been publicly whipped for wearing hidden undergarments, with insurgents claiming that it is a "deceptive" act to violate Islam by wearing bras.

Al Shabaab is attempting to impose a strict interpretation of Sharia law over all Somalia.

They have also been known to whip men caught without a beard.

The group has also banned movies, most musical events, dancing at wedding ceremonies and soccer playing.

Women in Somalia forced by hardliners to shake their breasts

Holy Warriors of Islam Threaten to Take Christian Women as 'Sex Slaves'

BREAKING NEWS: Taliban Threatens To Kill More Christians

Saturday, October 17, 2009 (4:40 am)

By Worthy News Chief International Correspondent Stefan J. Bos

Fighters linked to the militant Taliban group have threatened to kill Christians and burn their homes in Pakistan's Punjab province if they don't meet their demands.Islam (accessories included).

In a letter sent to the Christian community in the northeastern city of Sargodha, Taliban militants said Christians should convert to Islam, pay an Islamic tax imposed on religious minorities, known as 'Jizya tax', or leave the country.

If Christians refuse to accept these choices, Christians “will be killed, their property and homes will be burnt to ashes and their women treated as sex slaves,” said the letter, which was distributed to Worthy News and its partner agency BosNewsLife by rights group International Christian Concern (ICC). The Christians “themselves would be responsible for this,” the letter added.

News of the statement emerged as Pakistan's army prepared for a ground offensive elsewhere in Pakistan, in South Waziristan, following a string of brazen attacks, believed to be part of a Taliban campaign, that killed more than 150 people in the last two weeks.

IN CROSS-FIRE

Christians have been in the cross-fire or directly targeted by Islamic militants with links to the Taliban and al-Qaida. Militants have accused them of representing an evil Western religion and of supporting the U.S.-led war on terror.

It was not immediately clear which faction within the Taliban sent the threatening letter, but local Christian leaders apparently took the statement seriously.

Reverend Zaheer Khan, pastor of Maghoo Memorial Church, Reverend Aamir Azeem, pastor of United Christians Church and Reverend Zafar Akhter, pastor of United Presbyterian Church apparently each received a copy of threatening letter.

Other Christian institutions reportedly included St Peter’s Middle School, the Sargodha Institute of Technology, Sargodha Catholic High School, St John's Primary School and Fatima Hospital.

Besides these Christian institutions, the letter was also sent to a key center of Shiite Muslims, the Immam-Bar-Gha, ICC said. Shiites are a minority Muslim group in Pakistan where the majority of the population is Sunni Muslim.

"SOFT TARGETS"

ICC representative Jonathan Racho told Worthy News in a statement that "Christians in Pakistan are soft targets for attacks by Islamic extremists. Over the past four months alone, 12 Christians have been killed by Muslims due to their faith."

Racho said ICC has been “alarmed by the increase in attacks against Christians in Pakistan. We urge Pakistani officials to take the threatening letters seriously and take measures to protect the Christians and their institutions from attacks.”

ICC said it had urged Christians around the world to contact Pakistani embassies in their countries and express concern about the situation.

Indonesia Allows Islamic Cleric to Marry 12-Year-Old...

Cleric successfully defended himself saying the marriage was allowed by his religion!


An Indonesian court has acquitted controversial Muslim cleric Pujiono Cahyo Widianto over child sexual molestation charges for marrying an underage girl, aged 12 last year. Widianto risked up to 15 years in jail, had he been convicted of the charges. Prosecutors said they would appeal the court ruling. The girl is his second wife.

After hearing the charges and the plea from the legal team of Pujiono alias Syech Puji, 43, led by top lawyer O.C. Kaligis, presiding judge Hari Mulyanto deemed the charges unclear and inaccurate, meaning the trial could not proceed.

"The defendant is acquitted of the charges and should be released from detention," Hari told the trial at the Ungaran District Court, Central Java, which was open to the public.

Prosecutors had charged Pujiono, a wealthy brassware entrepreneur and owner of Miftahul Jannah Islamic boarding school in Jambu district of violating the 2002 law on child protection and article 290 of Indonesia's Criminal Code on child molestation for marrying an underage girl, Lutfiana Ulfa, just 12 years old and still an eighth grader, in August, 2008.

Pujiono's second wife, Lutfiana, and his first wife, Ummi Hani, also present in court, greeted the acquittal joyously and cried.

Prosecutors said they would file an appeal. "We will redraft the charges immediately and file an appeal," said prosecutor Didik Djoko Ady after the trial. He said the judges should have proceeded with the trial and heard the charges.

"Instead the judges acquitted the defendant and ended the trial," said Didik. He added his team would rework the indictments and resubmit them to the court.

The marriage became a controversial public issue, with the cleric defending himself by saying the marriage was allowed by his religion.

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Follow the Burugaa

Egypt Wants to Ban the Burqa, France and Italy Too

Follow the burqa. Where she goes, you will probably find normalized wife-battering, serious child abuse, including honor killings too—as well as polygamy, and a pathological hatred of Jews, Israelis, Hindus, Americans, and all other infidels. There you may also find terrorist cells or supporters of terrorism. From this point of view—ban the burqa, and it may lead to an exodus of terrorists back to their fundamentalist-friendly home countries. But there is another point of view which interests me more, namely, the human rights/woman’s rights argument as grounds to ban the burqa. I have made that argument in these pages. I have found support from Muslim feminists, first at an international conference in Rome, and now in a new book on the subject.

I have been reading the most elegant and excellent book on the subject of the Islamic Veil. Written by Marnia Lazreg Questioning the Veil. Open Letters to Muslim Women.It is carefully reasoned and beautifully written. Lazreg is an Algerian Muslim feminist academic and her mother once wore the veil. She is respectful of Muslim women’s own feelings and of their religious desires. She argues that the veil (face, head, and full body covering) is not commanded in the Qu’ran; that it is harmful to women’s physical and mental health; and that it is mainly a political statement about fundamentalism and misogyny. She has little patience for feminist academics who themselves are not forced to veil and who “play” at imagining or de-constructing the veil as “liberatory” or as a statement of “resistance.” Of course, she is also on record as having objected to the “manner in which Muslim women have been portrayed in books as well as the media,” namely, in ways that focus on them only as oppressed victims.

In her last letter, Lazreg implores Muslim women to stop wearing the veil. “It is a symbol of inequality…it undermines faith… it objectifies women for (reasons of) political propaganda just like advertising in Western society does: one by covering, and the other by exposing womens’s bodies.” Lazreg also views the veil as harming Muslim women’s employment because “hijab symbolically inserts her into a virtual domestic space” and affects how she is viewed and treated at work. She re-defines “modesty” as related to behavior and character rather than to appearance and opposes “the straitjacketing of a woman’s body. Removing or refusing to veil does not mean that a Muslim woman has succumbed to the West. She writes:

“Not wearing the veil is not a victory of the ‘West,’ it is women’s victory over a custom that inflects their thinking about themselves as human beings. Wearing the veil is not a strike against anti-Muslim prejudice…As long as states mandate or prohibit veiling, as long as political movements advocate for it, as long as organized networks with books , lectures, DVDs, and course packets promote it far and wide, a woman can never be sure she takes up the veil freedly…Ultimately, there is no compelling justification for veiling, not even faith…No one is entitled to turn the veil into a political flag.”

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