The Abuse of Women in Iran continues: the Tragedy of Sakineh
The savage women-hating government and hypocritical un-religious religious establishment of Iran continues to abuse and torture women in Iran. The following is an update from The Telegraph on the status of the life of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, yet another woman who suffers in Iran. We’ve waited for a year to hear a news update on what happened to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. This news continues to affirm that Iran remains a savage and barbaric nation, mentally and intellectually, not any further developed than Medieval times. It’s all about Culture.
Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death may be hanged instead
“An Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery could be hanged instead, the students news agency ISNA reported.
A court sentenced Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani to be stoned in 2006 but the sentence was suspended last year after an international outcry. However, under a judicial review being carried out she still could be hanged.
“There is no rush … our Islamic experts are reviewing Ashtiani’s sentence to see whether we can carry out the execution of a person sentenced to stoning by hanging,” said Malek Ajdar Sharifi, head of judiciary in the East Azerbaijan province.
Ashtiani’s husband was murdered in 2005, after which an Iranian court convicted the mother of two of having an “illicit relationship” with two men. For this, she was given a stoning sentence in 2006.
Amnesty International says she received 99 lashes as her sentence but she was subsequently convicted of “adultery while being married”, which the human rights group says she denied.
Ashtiani, arrested in 2006, is already serving 10 years for being an accessory to her husband’s murder in a prison in the East Azerbaijan.
A local judiciary official said last year that the stoning of Ashtiani had been suspended due to “humanitarian reservations”, but did not rule out possibility of her execution.
“The sentence of Ashtiani will be carried out as soon as our experts announce their view,” the official said.
Under Islamic law in force in Iran since the 1979 revolution, adultery may be punished by death by stoning and crimes such as murder, rape, armed robbery, apostasy and drug trafficking are all punishable by hanging.
The European Union called Ashtiani’s stoning sentence “barbaric“. The Vatican pleaded for clemency and Brazil offered her asylum. The case further strained Tehran’s relations with the West, already at odds over Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.
Two reporters for German newspaper Bild am Sonntag were detained in Iran in October last year when they were interviewing Ashtiani’s son without official permission, highlighting the sensitivity of the case. The two were released in February.
Iranian authorities dismiss allegations of rights abuses, saying they are following Islamic law.
Mohammad Javad Larijani, secretary-general of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights, argued in December that stoning should not be classified as a method of execution but rather a method of punishment which is actually more “lenient” because half of the people survive, the UN quoted him as saying.”
There are no other words to describe the government and religious organization of Iran other than absolutely savage, barbaric, Medieval, and women-hating. A ridiculous interpretation of Islam. It’s all about culture.
This story originally appeared in The Telegraph
Here goes @Mythicsushi you should read more on the tatitude and legal perspective on rape in an islamic nation. It is always viewed as the woman’s fault, and her life is forfeit. Many are killed by their own fathers.This is the extreme end of when church and state are not separate, and is the root of the problem with an islamic society. As westerners, it is difficult for us to grasp that their religion IS their government. A mosque is not like a church in the west it is also the seat of government, etc. There is also no freedom of speech their blasphemy laws are very real and used very actively.We also have to understand that the Qur’an drives the islamic world to expand. They are justified by that book to take any action necessary to achieve world-wide islamic domination. As a result, the only way to prevent them from achieving that goal is to prevent them from having the military might to push their agenda.I have had several discussions with folks about what it is the taliban wants in Afghanistan why do they keep fighting against the government and against NATO? The answer is, and this is borne out by what they did in the 1990 s, they want a return to a 7th century form of governement and lifestyle. That’s it. How do you counter that goal with logic or rhetoric? The answer is, you cannot. The only thing these folks understand is overwhelming force. They cannot even comprehend a democracy, let alone function in one. We should have given them a monarchy, and by now, Afghanistan might be more settled than it is.I do agree with the power of women and I think the key to changing the whole islamic society is through educating women. Unfortunately, the powers that oppose us understand that too, which is why they destroy girls schools, poison female students, and in general do everything they can to keep them repressed and deny them basic rights. It is sickening to watch. The worst part is when women who have been educated still support islam and its delusions, instead of speaking out loudly and often against the evil it represents. There are a few courageous enough to do so, and I applaud them, as they do so under constant threat of death.Enough of my rant. I don’t have an answer to the tragedy in Iran, but if the basic rights of greater than 50% of the islamic world, as well as the threat of constant jihad against us, is not reason enough to fight this evil, I don’t know what is. The problem is, the western world does not have the stomach to do what needs to be done it is a horrific vision to contemplate what it would take to eradicate islam, but I am very afraid it will have to be done one day, or they will achieve their ultimate goal.