200 lashes for Saudi gang rape victim

November 21, 2007 · Filed Under World and Politics · 3 Comments 

A recent headline of Telegraph UK, to make a long story short, a Saudi woman was sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months prison for being a gang rape victim, the initial sentence was 90 lashes but was subsequently increased to 200 because the women was found guilty of influencing the media - sympathy.

What a bunch of idiots, how could they do this? Isn’t it wrong morally and ethically to punish the victim?

According to the Arab News newspaper, the woman was gang-raped 14 times. Her offence was in meeting a former boyfriend, whom she had asked to return pictures he had of her because she was about to marry another man. The couple was sitting in a car when a group of seven Sunni men kidnapped them and raped them both, lawyers in the case told Arab News. The former boyfriend was also sentenced to 90 lashes for being with her in private. - Source: Telegraph UK

The Islamic Sharia law is not in tune with modern society, these religious laws does not comply with today’s plural ethic modern society; we’re heading towards a global village, a multi cultural world. Coming from an Islamic country - Malaysia with a religious composition of 60% Muslims and 40% others, and an ethic composition of 50% Malays, 25% Chinese, 8% Indians and the rest, I need to stress that Islamic Sharia Law doesn’t work, one of the reason - What if a Muslim and non-Muslim are involved in an argument say divorce? or Khalwat (Close Proximity with the opposite sex)? or marriage?

These Islamic Sharia Laws are written hundred of years ago by some Muslim scholar, it does make sense during their golden age, close proximity was deem as something unhealthy during the olden Chinese culture, same goes with the western culture where they segregate children, church goers and many more according to gender, but these rules evolve, the entire world evolve and adapt to current changes and demand.

Religion should be a personal matter, religion, politics, and state should not mix together.

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