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“Religious based Violence against Women, and Feminist Responses: Iran, Afghanistan, and Algeria”

This (15 page) paper examines three Muslim contexts (Iran, Afghanistan, and Alergia) to show how ‘the woman question’ figured predominantly in Islamist discourses and legal frames, and how these discourses and laws led not only to social and sexual control over women but also to physical...

“Stoning: Does it have any Basis in Shari’ah?”

The question in this post is: “I have heard that the punishment specified for the person who commits adultery is 80 lashes. I would like to ask, from where did you get the punishment of stoning to death? Moreover, if you say that it is based on the Sunnah, I can say that how to depend on Sunnah...

“Studying a practice: An inquiry into lapidation”

The question of why stoning (or lapidation) persists today continues to pose a puzzle.  It is not a puzzle that has gone unanswered.  Rejali looks at three common explanations for the origin and persistence of stoning: legal, religious, and cultural arguments. He concludes that all...

“The Fact Finding Commission on Stoning in Iran Writes to Judiciary Chief: Abolish Stoning Publicly and Officially”

The Fact Finding Commission on Stoning in Iran is a non-governmental commission formed in 2006 to investigate reported stoning cases. After its investigation, the Commission issues a statement addressed to Ayatollah Shahroudi, the Head of the Judiciary, on 20 June 2007, putting forth some...

“The legal penalty for fornication”

This opinion is based on the Sunni Hanafi system of jurisprudence, and many of the arguments can be used to build a consensus among the umma that stoning is unacceptable or can be avoided. In this opinion, The Shaykh goes into great detail on the extreme burden of proof needed to prove...

“The Regime must decide: Interview with Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Marashi Shushtari”

Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Marashi Shushtari, a prominent Shia criminal jurisprudent and the former deputy of judicial affairs of the Head of the Judiciary in Iran, supports the traditional doctrine of ‘Non-Applicability of Hodud’, including stoning and other corporal punishment, in our time. [...

“Violence Against Girls in Sudan”

This report focuses on the linkage between gender and violence against girls in Sudan. Attention is given to the manner in which gender and age shape the form of violence, the circumstances in which this violence occurs and its consequences. The report places particular emphasis on domestic...

“Violence against women in Arab and Islamic Countries”

In Arab and Islamic countries, domestic violence is not yet considered a major concern despite its increasing frequency and serious consequences. Surveys in Egypt, Palestine, Israel and Tunisia show that at least one out of three women is beaten by her husband. The indifference to this type of...

“Violence Against Women in Pakistan”

This report addresses the issue of violence against women in Pakistan from a legal perspective – the Constitution, Zina Ordinance, the judicial system, and international law. Though the number of violent incidents against women is increasing, the Government of Pakistan continues to condone these...

“Violence against Women Legitimised by Arguments of ‘Culture’ – Thought from a Pakistani Perspective”

Farida Shaheed examines violence against women legitimised by arguments of culture from a Pakistani perspective. She departs from the principle that regardless of the nature of its manifestation or where or when it occurs, violence against women is always legitimised by arguments of culture...