Posted on 06/29/2009 1:54:43 PM PDT by Chet 99
DHAKA: A 40-year-old widow was whipped 202 times along with a man, following an edict issued by a local religious leader for her alleged involvement in "anti-social activities" in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting police to arrest six persons.
Piara Begum, a mother of five, was whipped 202 times while 25-year-old Mamun Miah was executed 101 lashes before hundreds of people in Comilla on Saturday.
The woman, who fell unconscious after the lashings, was admitted to a local hospital, where her condition was said to be critical, the Daily Star said.
The two were also fined Tk 30,000 each for their involvement in "anti-social" activity, the paper said.
The incident led to local protests even as the police arrested six persons in connection with case, including the local religious leader who presided over the village arbitration and the man who executed the whippings.
The widow had earlier filed a case under the women and children repression prevention act accusing eight persons including the arrested six and 10 to 12 unidentified people.
Dudmiah, who executed the whippings, said on being produced in the court: "I executed the fatwa issued by local religious leaders; I was given the task as a senior villager."
Chet, there is no mention of a pit bull in this article. What gives?
If I’m reading this correctly, this is Shari’ah Law punishment of someone for turning to a secular law-enforcement and court system. Is that about right?
The article is sparse on details, but she was probably raped by a group of men. Either whipped for turning to secular law or for fornication, since Islam does not recognize the concept of rape. Any raped woman is guilty of fornication/adultery.
Islam is a mental disease and needs to be exorcised from the fabric of humanity . Only then with this world have a chance to know peace.
I am waiting for the NY Times to come out against those who might disagree with this punishment as “just not understanding the cultural diversity in global affairs ...typical Americans trying to export their values!”
Guess we’ll have to wait for Hillary to comment” It takes a village to kill a woman.”
F..k them and their values and culture and religion. They give Neanderthals a bad name.
Primitivism
No, no . . . didn’t you hear the One the obama tell the world that Islam is tolerant? This is good. barf
Following their whippings, they were then bitten by a pit bull.
/chet
Hold your head high and you will persevere! BTW...I got yer back!
Words fail me.
But F**K THE MUSLIM CRETINS and DRIVE THEM FROM AMERICA — BEFORE THEY TAKE OVER — sounds about right to me.
primitive asses
I believe that more than 50 lashes (with a leather whip) is usually fatal.
I am reminded of the Indiana Jones scene where the Arab had the curved sword to Indiana’s whip. And Indiana decides to just pull the gun and shoot.
Too bad the woman didn’t have a handgun.
Secular Muzlems don’t care about the religious aspect and probably would be easy to convert to Christianity, just for the freedom to choose aspect. And maybe that’s why the Mullahs are so afraid.
Inexcusable! When she gets out of the hospital, this woman should arm herself and go varmint hunting.
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