And forget about popping open a beer while canoodling in that car! Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia: “Malaysian Muslim Couple Sentenced to Caning For ‘Trying To Have’ Premarital Sex,” from AFP, September 18 (thanks to all who sent this in):
A Malaysian Islamic court has sentenced a young unmarried Muslim couple to six strokes each of the cane after they were caught trying to have sex in a car, a report said Friday.
The Sharia High Court in central Selangor state also fined Mohamad Shahrin Abdul Majid, 29, and his girlfriend Nadiah Najat Hussin, 24, 5,000 ringgit ($1,400) each, the New Straits Times reported.
The amorous couple, who pleaded guilty, were clad only in undergarments when they were caught in a carpark, the report said.
Premarital sex is banned under Islamic law….