By Daniel Greenfield Iran doesn’t have a lot of game shows. Iranian Salaam, which is basically a call-in game show is not exactly all that exciting. But that’s okay because thanks to the magic of Islamic law, Iran already has the most exciting game show ever. The rules are simple. A man or woman are … Continue reading »
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Iran amends law on stoning for adultery
An image of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death for adultery in 2010, held during a support rally in Rome. (File Photo: AFP) AFP Iran has amended its internationally condemned law on stoning convicted adulterers to death to allow judges to impose a different form of execution, according to the revision … Continue reading »
SAUDI ARABIA: Bodies of beheaded convicts hung up in public square for all to admire
BNI/ But don’t blame Islam! Observers.france24 Five Yemeni nationals convicted of murder and of belonging to a criminal organisation were decapitated and hung by the shoulders from cranes on Tuesday in the city of Jizan, in southwestern Saudi Arabia. According to our Observer, this macabre scene is intended to terrorize criminals and illegal immigrants. Three … Continue reading »
Al-Nusra Front releases execution videos
The Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front released two videos in recent days in Syria showing its members executing regime opponents in Deir Ezzor and Raqa as condemnation grows over the recently released video of a rebel eating the insides of a dead regime soldier. In the first video, which was filmed Tuesday, a group of balaclava … Continue reading »
Jordanian kills sister by slitting her throat,stabbing 20 times to cleanse family honor
Murder is punishable by death in Jordan, but in “honor killings” courts can commute or reduce sentences, particularly if the victim’s family asks for leniency.(Photo courtesy mid-day.com) AFP, Amman – A Jordanian has confessed to slitting his sister’s throat and stabbing her 20 times in the face and chest because she was rarely home, … Continue reading »
Indonesia Frees Muslim Terrorist Who Beheaded 3 Christian Girls as Ramadan Present
By Daniel Greenfield Obama back in Indonesia Technically Basri wasn’t freed. He was allowed to go home to visit his “sick wife” and then left unguarded for hours. In a completely inexplicable set of circumstances that the authorities could not have possibly imagined would occur… he escaped. Basri should have received the death penalty for … Continue reading »
Saudi Arabia beheads murderer… and then CRUCIFIES his body
Saudi Arabia beheads murderer… and then CRUCIFIES his body Mohammed Rashad Khairi Hussain was convicted of murder and sodomy The Yemeni citizen had killed Pakistani national Pashteh Sayed Khan Comes after human rights charities condemned the country’s practices By Jaymi Mccann Saudi authorities have beheaded a murderer and crucified his body after he killed and … Continue reading »
Sharia in action in Kuwait: Parliament approves death penalty for insulting Allah
“Islam is a religion of tolerance, peace and acceptance, but that doesn’t mean it should be stepped on.” This is the kind of law that the foes of the freedom of speech, of which there are many, are trying to bring to the West. “Kuwait Parliament Approves Death Penalty for Insulting God,” by Fiona MacDonald … Continue reading »
#myjihad Saudi Arabia;Young man faces paralysis in eye-for-an-eye sentence
Saudi Gazette report HOFUF – He was not sentenced to death by execution or firing squad. Another type of punishment awaits Ali Al-Khawahir, who stabbed his best friend 10 years ago, if he does not come up with SR1 million and pays it to the victim. Ali was sentenced to be fully paralyzed as a … Continue reading »
Saudi Arabia may stop beheading due to swordsmen shortages
Oil-rich kingdom mulls abolition of beheading in favour of firing squads for capital punishments due to reported shortages of government swordsmen, Saudi daily reports.by Ahram Online Swordman prepares to behead convict in SAudi (Photo: Al-Ahram) A joint Saudi committee composed of representatives of the ministries of interior, justice and health is mulling the replacement of … Continue reading »
Cruel joke: an Iranian on UNICEF’s board
UNICEF is an organization which aims to help children around the world, also by creating a special awareness to the problems of education, malnutrition and medicine, especially in third world countries. Last month, Mohammad Khazayee, permanent ambassador to the United Nations on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was appointed as a member of … Continue reading »
Saudi Arabia: Website editor could face death for apostasy
RIYADH – The editor of a Saudi Arabian website could be sentenced to death after a judge cited him for apostasy and moved his case to a higher court, the monitoring group Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. Raif Badawi, who started the Free Saudi Liberals website to discuss the role of religion in Saudi … Continue reading »
Gulf: Clampdown on sorcerers and witchcraft
LOL/(ANSAmed) – DUBAI, JUNE 11 – In the shadow of the enormous skyscrapers in Dubai, symbols of modernity and innovation, old superstitions and black magic are still popular in the Emirate’s intricate multicultural social web. At least according to the amount of ”material for witchcraft” impounded by the border police: 92 cases in one year. … Continue reading »
Saudis behead and crucify Sudanese national for murdering woman, raping corpse
Abdul Rahman Zain Al Abidin might not have run afoul of the law if he had tried this in Egypt. In any case, his punishment is Qur’an-mandated: “This is the recompense of those who fight against God and His Messenger, and hasten about the earth, to do corruption there: they shall be slaughtered, or crucified, … Continue reading »
Kuwaiti MPs approve death penalty for cursing God
Kuwait’s parliament on Thursday provisionally passed amendments to the Gulf state’s penal code stipulating the death penalty for those who curse God, Islam’s Prophet or his wives. Forty-six MPs, including cabinet ministers, voted for the key amendments that will come into effect only after another round of voting and government approval. The second and final … Continue reading »
