Today’s Jesus and Mo strip, called “safer”, came with the email note, “Burka time again.”
Mo spouts the usual faith-kissing jargon, while Jesus makes some good points about the “protection” of the burqa. As far as conviction for rape is concerned, most people think that sharia law requires that a conviction of rape requires the testimony of four witnesses is required for a rape conviction, but there’s confusion about this, and some Islamic scholars say the “four witness” rule is for adultery. It appears, though that that rule has been applied for rape, which is a capital crime under Islamic law. A confession and other forensic evidence, however, will suffice.
But there’s no denying that rape victims in Islamic countries have been punished under the assumption that they must have been willing participants, that it was really a case of adultery or that they have dishonored the family. Such…
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