Monday, April 02, 2007

Kooky fatwawawa from pro-US Taliban: "The Islamic Thought Council, which is the highest shari`ah authority in Pakistan, ruled (issued fatwawawa) that it is not necessary to present witnesses in the case of rape, and the council submitted its recommendation to amend the shari`ah law to distinguish between adultery and rape..." (thanks Haytham)
PS Now of course, if the intention is to strictly punish rapists, I would understand. But I worry that the change will only be used to exonerate rapists and to undermine (and probably dismiss) accounts of victims of rape.