Re: [CTRL] Sv: Re: [CTRL] Check out 180 lashes for Nigerian teen mum to go ahead:governor

2001-01-08 Thread Johannes Schmidt III
-Caveat Lector- Sure, it is far from perfect. I believe the testimony of non-Muslims is worth less as well, if anything at all. But under most western legal systems, I could go to a court and swear an affidavit that I saw you do something, and that could be enough for your arrest,

[CTRL] Sv: Re: [CTRL] Check out 180 lashes for Nigerian teen mum to go ahead:governor

2001-01-07 Thread Ole Gerstrøm
-Caveat Lector- Dear Johannes, You write about Islamic law protecting the accused! Look what is reported below: The woman got 100 lashes for making unproven claims against the men. She could not prove that she had been raped, because she did not have necessary witneses. Under Islamic law