Monday, August 24, 2009
Malay model for caning because of drinking beer
32 year old former part-time model had earlier told Al Jazeera that she had accepted the sentence and asked to be caned in public as an example to other Muslims.
Alcohol is widely available in Malay but is forbidden for the majority Muslim community, who make up just over half the population.
But Amnesty International had urged authorities to revoke the sentence and abolish the practice of caning.
IMO: Drinking alcohol is a bad practice for anyone. Alcohol is forbidden to Hindus and Muslims, and Sri Ram Sena have recently tried in India to prevent female drinking, and this does already seem to have had a small effect on the liquor trade. I have seen the horrible degradation suffered by females, for example in Fulham, London from excessive alcohol consumption. India used to ban alcohol drinking completely except for those with an addict's permit and that was a very worthy position. But Malay is a slightly different country and ones' first thought might well be "is (caning a willing fashion model) just Islamic spin?". I'm not at all sure that caning females is the answer, probably not, certainly not in India. We think of the number of troops already killed in Afghanistan partly in an effort to prevent activities which try to give the impression of religious zeal, but in practice are quite unreligious and totally self-seeking. In particular we bear in mind the way that Western authorities are now tolerating excesses against females in Afghanistan, and it would be a pity if because of Islamic spin that this practice spreads further.
Alcohol is widely available in Malay but is forbidden for the majority Muslim community, who make up just over half the population.
But Amnesty International had urged authorities to revoke the sentence and abolish the practice of caning.
IMO: Drinking alcohol is a bad practice for anyone. Alcohol is forbidden to Hindus and Muslims, and Sri Ram Sena have recently tried in India to prevent female drinking, and this does already seem to have had a small effect on the liquor trade. I have seen the horrible degradation suffered by females, for example in Fulham, London from excessive alcohol consumption. India used to ban alcohol drinking completely except for those with an addict's permit and that was a very worthy position. But Malay is a slightly different country and ones' first thought might well be "is (caning a willing fashion model) just Islamic spin?". I'm not at all sure that caning females is the answer, probably not, certainly not in India. We think of the number of troops already killed in Afghanistan partly in an effort to prevent activities which try to give the impression of religious zeal, but in practice are quite unreligious and totally self-seeking. In particular we bear in mind the way that Western authorities are now tolerating excesses against females in Afghanistan, and it would be a pity if because of Islamic spin that this practice spreads further.
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