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July 4, 2006
Islamic Injustice: Help Save Malak Ghorbany From Being Stoned To Death
We wrote on June 29 of the Islamic "justice" which was issued by a court in the city of Urmia, in the northwest of Iran.
A woman, Malak Ghorbany, was accused of adultery. Her husband, Mohammad Daneshar and her brother Abu Bakr Ghorbai were also in the court. The two men had murdered her alleged "lover", and for this crime, the court awarded them a sentence of six years' jail.
But for Malak, the court sentenced her to be stoned to death. Under Iran's Penal Codes, she will be buried up to her breasts in a hole in the ground, and then small stones - their size is even determined under Iran's Penal Code, Article 104 - will be pelted at her until she is dead.
We noted at the time of the news, that a petition was being arranged. Petitions can work. We urged you, our readers to sign the petition to save another Iranian woman from being hanged, Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi. Nazanin's hanging was postponed, and as a result of the international pressure, she will have a retrial in August.Nazanin was attacked by a rapist and killed the man in self-defense.
Malak Ghorbany is a human being, with every right to live a life. Her "crime", that of adultery, is hardly a crime that can be proved. Even under Islamic sharia, there must be four witnesses to such an act to validate a conviction. It is highly doubtful that this has happened.
I tried numerous web searches to find the petition, but I offer a heartfelt thanks to our reader, Lily Mazahery, who has sent us a message, with details of the petition. Thank you Lily.
What is now important is for every one who comes here to sign the petition, and if you have a weblog of your own, or a favourite blogsite you visit, please publicise this, and send messages to your contacts, with this information.
The petition is addressed to Kofi Annan of the United Nations. Please do not just ignore this. Public pressure can make a difference. We cannot stop all the wrongs in the world committed by Islam, but we can help to save a woman's life, in the name of decency and humanity.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION TO SAVE MALAK'S LIFE
Please sign up. Thank you.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at July 4, 2006 6:03 PM
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