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Old 02-01-2006, 08:50 AM   #31
Sundae
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An Acehnese man is flogged as part of his sentence for illegal gambling in the town of Bireuen, in the tsunami-hit province of Aceh, June 24, 2005. Indonesia carried out its first public canings on Friday, punishing 15 gamblers in front of a noisy crowd in tsunami-hit Aceh, the only province in the world's most populous Muslim nation to implement Islamic law. REUTERS
Obviously this is just following up on my previous post as to whether it is the gender, the crime or the punishment which people find offensive. In this case the gender and the crime have changed (okay, and the picture hardly qualifies as IOTD).

I haven't been able to find any details on the case in the OT, but it is possible - even likely - that the boyfriend also received 100 lashes.

Not all Muslim countries are grossly unfair to women and not all Muslim women are oppressed. Pakistan is a Muslim country that had a female head of state, something that the US has not managed yet.

Of course I appreciate that some nations and individuals are oppressive and violent towards women. And I accept that many of these people use their religion to justify this behaviour. But IMO it's blinkered to jump to the conclusion that this is the case worldwide and all Muslims' minds should be changed for them - by whatever means we deem necessary.
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