Day: October 16, 2009
Somalia: Sharia Enforcers Publicly Whip Women for Wearing Bras – Women Stripped, Beaten by Extremists
Somalia: “Whipped for wearing a ‘deceptive’ bra: Hardline Islamists in Somalia publicly flog women in Sharia crackdown”
— Daily Mail reports:
— “A hardline Islamist group in Somalia has begun publicly whipping women for wearing bras that they claim violate Islam as they are ‘deceptive’.”
— “The insurgent group Al Shabaab has sent gunmen into the streets of Mogadishu to round up any women who appear to have a firm bust, residents claimed yesterday.”
— “The women are then inspected to see if the firmness is natural, or if it is the result of wearing a bra.”
— “If they are found wearing a bra, they are ordered to remove it and shake their breasts, residents said.”
— “Al Shabaab, which seeks to impose a strict interpretation of Sharia law over all Somalia, also amputated a foot and a hand each from two young men accused of robbery earlier this month.”
— “They have also banned movies, musical ringtones, dancing at wedding ceremonies and playing or watching soccer.”
— “‘Al Shabaab forced us to wear their type of full veil and now they order us to shake our breasts,’ a resident, Halima, told Reuters, adding that her daughters had been whipped on Thursday.”
— “Men were not spared the’ moral cleansing’. Any man caught without a beard was been publicly whipped.”
Indonesia: Sharia Bill Calling for Stoning, Now Officially Law in Aceh
— Jakarta Globe: “Stoning, Caning Are Now the Law in Aceh, Local Legislator Says”
— Jakarta Globe reports: “A controversial bill that includes a provision for the stoning to death of adulterers is now officially law, even without the signature of the Aceh governor, a local councilor said on Thursday.”
— “The draft of the Qanun Jinayat Code, a set of bylaws that replaces elements of the Criminal Code with Shariah provisions for Muslims, was endorsed by the Aceh Legislative Council on Sept. 14.”
— “The measures call for the stoning of adulterers and 100 lashes for anyone caught engaging in premarital sex, among its other punishments.”
Pakistan: Taliban Enforcing Sharia in Orakzai Agency
Pakistan’s The Nation News reports “Now Orakzai Taliban enforce ‘Shariah'”:
— “After Swat now Tehrik Taliban Orakzai Agency chapter has enforced their self-made Islamic Shariah and ordered strict punishment for those who would violate Islamic injunctions.”
— “The announcement was made by Aslam Farooqi, Amir Tehrik Taliban Orakzai Agency chapter. According to the announcement, no one would be allowed to shave beard while women would not be permitted to leave houses without Hijab. The announcement further says that colour cloths would also be banned in Taliban-controlled areas including Utmankhail, Satori Khail, Mahmoodabad, Bezot Khail, Mashti Maila, Syed Khalil Baba and Sangra. According to the declaration, the persons not following the instructions would be strictly punished. Taliban have also established check posts in the area.”
Iranian Islamic Cleric Says Women in Govt Positions Against Sharia
– Maktoob: Women in top jobs invite God’s fury – Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpayghani
— Maktoob/AFP reports: “Golpayghani was reacting to remarks by interior minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar in the holy city of Qom last week, who when asked whether Iran would appoint women as governors of provinces, replied: ‘Yes. It is possible.'”
— “Golpayghani said the appointment of women in such top jobs was against sharia (Islamic) law.”
— ” ‘They come to Qom, the centre of Shiite Islam, and announce that they will appoint women as governors of some provinces. Do you want to fight with the Koran and the Prophet with such talks that go against sharia?’ he asked.”
— “In recent years Iranian women have outnumbered men in universities but they still account for only around 15 percent of the official work force.”
— “Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, women have been banned from becoming judges and suffer from legal inequalities with men in marriage, divorce and inheritance.”
Iranian go-slow dims deal chances at Vienna atom talks
Iran Ordered to Pay $310 Million to U.S. Embassy Bombing Victim
UN: Military campaign in Congo to continue despite bad results
Philadelphia: Bristol candidate involved in racial incident
Philadelphia: Bristol candidate involved in racial incident
— Philadelphia Inquirer reports: “Last month, David Marucci was convicted of disorderly conduct, accused of cursing and using racial slurs over the prospect of African Americans buying the house next door to his. Next month, Marucci stands a good chance of being elected to the Bristol Borough Council as a Democrat.”
Pakistan’s Punjab: Christian Girl Attacked For Saying She’s Pakistani
Pakistan’s Punjab: Christian Girl Attacked For Saying She’s Pakistani
— BOSNEWS reports: “A Christian schoolgirl in Pakistan’s Punjab province was recovering Sunday, October 11, after she was allegedly “ruthlessly beaten” with a bamboo stick by a Muslim headteacher for saying she is ‘a Pakistani’ citizen.”
— 11 year old Nadia Iftikhar: “Our teacher was teaching us about the culture of Pakistan and Pakistani people and quoted a sentence from the text book saying ‘We are Pakistani and all of us are Muslims’. At this point I interrupted and said: “Madam, I am also a Pakistani, but not a Muslim instead I am a Christian.”
— “The teacher, identified as Humaira Hassa, ‘got furious and grabbed a bamboo stick and started thrashing in a barbarian way and kept saying all Pakistanis are Muslim, you are not a Pakistani but a Christian,’ the girl said. ‘Your home land is some where in Europe or America,’ the teacher allegedly said.”
— “Nadia added showed scars of the wounds at her back. Classmates said the girl briefly became unconscious, but was eventually brought home. The teacher could not be reached for comment.”
— “Local Christians in Punjab province have also complained of police complicity in attacks against Christian believers.”