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**Sthjrderfida** · 05-15-2011, 11:15 AM

Women have been getting the short end of the stick in all societies for ages.

It is kind of silly how they, in Muslim countries, will reject a woman's claim of rape because she doesn't have 4 witnesses (those pesky rapists! not raping their victims in broad daylight in the middle of the town square. Mighty clever of them!) but will then turn around and convict her cause she's pregnant and not married. Good thing Maryam wasn't born in this age.

I have a hard time accepting this is the true nature of Shari'a. I'm not a scholar but it seems to me that rape is in a different category than zina with your secret boyfriend. One is a moral law and the other is criminal. Rape is oppression.

Personally, I can tell you if someone were to rape my daughter (assuming I had one), he'd be getting a night visit from me and some of the brothers.

05-15-2011, 11:15 AM	#2
Sthjrderfida Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	Women have been getting the short end of the stick in all societies for ages. It is kind of silly how they, in Muslim countries, will reject a woman's claim of rape because she doesn't have 4 witnesses (those pesky rapists! not raping their victims in broad daylight in the middle of the town square. Mighty clever of them!) but will then turn around and convict her cause she's pregnant and not married. Good thing Maryam wasn't born in this age. I have a hard time accepting this is the true nature of Shari'a. I'm not a scholar but it seems to me that rape is in a different category than zina with your secret boyfriend. One is a moral law and the other is criminal. Rape is oppression. Personally, I can tell you if someone were to rape my daughter (assuming I had one), he'd be getting a night visit from me and some of the brothers.
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