“Alongside the photos, a statement reads: ‘Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating punishment.’” That’s Qur’an 33:57. The advocates of stoning are universally described as “extremists,” as in the IBT headline on this story, but they can and […]
Human Rights Watch: “Stoning and flogging constitute torture in any circumstances”
Absent as ever, of course, is any recognition of these punishments’ origins in the Qur’an and in Muhammad’s own example, though in this case that is as much the fault of the reporting as the apparent omissions in the statement from Human Right’s Watch. “New Indonesia stoning law is ‘torture’: rights group,” from Agence France-Presse, […]
Indonesian government to ask supreme court to review Sharia penalties in Aceh
Any potential ruling would set a far-reaching precedent for Indonesia’s handling of encroaching Sharia law. For that matter, any inaction by the court system and by the broader government also sends a message: that the non-Islamic government will take the path of least resistance and turn a blind eye to subversion of the national constitution. […]
Indonesia stoning law: “This law will make people afraid to visit Aceh. It’s medieval and stupid.”
Indonesia continues its march toward Sharia. More on this story. “Unease in Indonesia after Aceh passes strict sharia bill,” from Deutsche Presse Agentur, September 15 (thanks to James): Jakarta – Some Indonesians expressed dismay Tuesday after the parliament in the staunchly Muslim province of Aceh approved an Islamic crime bill that allows stoning-to-death for adulterers. […]