The topic I am about to discuss is a taboo topic in most Muslim countries. In Malaysia things have suddenly going over board eg the phrase "Allah" is not allowed to be used in religious books of other religions. The phrase is not allowed to be used in their general conversation either eg "Alahmak" ( an common Malay exclamation which is equivalent to Oh my God!). I don't know if the country is going forward or backwards.On Feb 3 rd this year 3 Muslim women were sentenced by the Sharia Court for having extra marital sex and if you are wondering what was the punishment the answer is they were caned! Two of the women were given 6 lashes each and the the third received 4. They were aged between 17 and 25 .This the first time this has happened in history. Caning is form of corporal punishment used in Malaysia for offences like robbery and drug trafficking to name a few.
I have never taken an interested in this topic but when I read about the 3 women's punishment I started reading about the topic and watching some of the material available on the internet. It not a pretty story or sight. I totally agree that the criminal must be punished for the offences they have committed but sure there must be other methods that are less inhuman as this one. This sounds so mideval.
I don't think things will ever change!! If you are interested to know more about the topic you can read about it by clicking on the links below
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/19/nation/20100219142900&sec=nation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_in_Malaysia
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