A Taste Of Bizzaro World (Wizbang)

I don't know much about the relationship between India and Pakistan, or between Muslim and Hindu. I just know that it ain't good.

However, I find the Muslim sentiment concerning the horrific rape of two muslim women in the Kashmir region to be a bit on the hypocritical side.

From AFP:

Thirty protesters were hurt Tuesday when police fired shots in the air and teargas during fresh protests in Indian Kashmir over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women, police said.
Earlier in the day hundreds of Muslim students marched through the streets of Indian Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar.

Chanting "We want freedom" and "punish the killers", they later dispersed without violence.

Anger over the deaths last month of a 17-year-old girl and her 22-year-old sister-in-law has effectively shut down much of Kashmir valley, including Srinagar, for nearly two weeks.

Is this act contemptible? Of course, by almost anyone's standards. But when one looks at the way in which women, who have made an accusation of rape, are mis-treated in Muslim countries by muslims under Islamic law, the hypocrisy is pretty disgusting.

Usually, rape victims are automatically accused of adultery in Islamic courts. Rape can only be proved if the rapist actually confesses, or if there are four muslim males who are willing to testify that the rape took place.

If neither of these scenarios occur, then the woman is accused of having consensual sex. If either the man or woman is married, then it is automatically considered adultery by the woman.

Just sick.

Comments (9)

It must have sucked being a... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by 914 | June 9, 2009 5:25 PM | Score: 7 (7 votes cast)

914:

It must have sucked being a Woman in a muslim 12th century..Oh wait..........., Make that the 21st century.

Posted on June 9, 2009 17:25

Bizzaro World? Yeah, and t... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by GarandFan | June 9, 2009 6:52 PM | Score: 4 (6 votes cast)

GarandFan:

Bizzaro World? Yeah, and the scary part is that they want to spread it!

Posted on June 9, 2009 18:52

They're just mad that they ... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by LenS | June 9, 2009 8:10 PM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)

LenS:

They're just mad that they didn't get to rape and kill the victims.

Posted on June 9, 2009 20:10

And thankfully the US is on... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by ODA315 | June 9, 2009 9:39 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)

ODA315:

And thankfully the US is one of the largest Muslim countries.

Posted on June 9, 2009 21:39

SCOTUS just granted Obama t... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Justrand | June 9, 2009 9:58 PM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)

Justrand

SCOTUS just granted Obama the right to ignore any laws that they don't find "conventient".

Good-bye America!

Posted on June 9, 2009 21:58

#5Goodbye AMERICA.... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by 914 | June 9, 2009 10:26 PM | Score: 4 (6 votes cast)

Goodbye AMERICA...Hello SUDANICA..

Posted on June 9, 2009 22:26

Are you sure the police did... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by 914 | June 9, 2009 10:33 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)

Are you sure the police did not fire tea bags into the crowd?

Posted on June 9, 2009 22:33

Ohhhhh, I thought all cultu... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by mag | June 10, 2009 7:04 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)

mag:

Ohhhhh, I thought all cultures were the same, no culture especially ours is better??? and we had no right to critize other nations how they do things....and especially islamic culture....and Christians are so much worst...

I just can not understand the stupidity of some people.

Posted on June 10, 2009 07:04

When Dylan said "eveybody m... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Roy | June 10, 2009 10:56 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)

Roy:

When Dylan said "eveybody must get stoned" that part of the world misheard him.

Posted on June 10, 2009 10:56