Every day of my life, it often crosses my mind to be grateful i was born in the Western World. on this day, i have read about "the Hudood ordinance". my gratitude is extreme today:
The law that lets women be raped changes... a little
One woman is raped every two hours and one gang-raped every eight hours, according to the countrys independent Human Rights Commission. But under the ordinance introduced in 1979 by the dictator General Zia ul-Haq as part of an Islamisation campaign, rape cases have to be dealt with in sharia courts. Victims need four male witnesses to the crime or face prosecution for adultery.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2471862,00.html
I have every respect for religious ideals - until those ideals encroach on the lives of others. where is the protection and sanctuary? where is the human love?
[I'm really not sure in which forum to post this. these are crimes in the news. maybe not in the West, but they are crimes.]
The law that lets women be raped changes... a little
One woman is raped every two hours and one gang-raped every eight hours, according to the countrys independent Human Rights Commission. But under the ordinance introduced in 1979 by the dictator General Zia ul-Haq as part of an Islamisation campaign, rape cases have to be dealt with in sharia courts. Victims need four male witnesses to the crime or face prosecution for adultery.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2471862,00.html
I have every respect for religious ideals - until those ideals encroach on the lives of others. where is the protection and sanctuary? where is the human love?
[I'm really not sure in which forum to post this. these are crimes in the news. maybe not in the West, but they are crimes.]
