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Old 08-14-2012, 06:35 PM   #14
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Default Sharia law

I'm by no means an expert (nor am I Muslim), but in Malaysia a Muslim woman cannot divorce her husband unless it's under "extreme" circumstances, so it does happen but it's difficult. I had a young married Iranian woman stay with me for a short while to work on her English. Her husband signed a document - can't remember the exact details - that if she wanted to divorce him, she can.

Also under Sharia law, if it's Ramadan and you're Muslim, not fasting but can't produce a medical certificate or some other appropriate document, you can be arrested.

And finally, but not least, a couple of years ago, a young Muslim woman was caught drinking beer and was lashed - that got huge media attention because she was also a part-time model. What didn't get media attention is around the same time, two or three women from the northern part of Malaysia were whipped for having babies out of wedlock. I asked one of my Malay colleagues about the men. She shrugged and said that perhaps the fathers were foreigners.

And in Kelantan ... http://www.welt.de/english-news/arti...mous-yoga.html

The new ruling comes hot on the heels of another edict against young Muslim women wearing trousers. The National Fatwa Council said that by wearing trousers, girls risked becoming sexually active "tomboys." Gay sex is outlawed in Malaysia

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