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From: lieuwen@mycella.cs.wisc.edu (Dan Lieuwen)
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Subject: Question about Pakistan's "official Islam"
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Date: 26 Jul 90 17:54:52 GMT
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On NPR, a while back, they had a program on the treatment of women in Pakistan
that seemed contrary to my reading of the Quaran.

For instance, young women from Bangladesh (illegal immigrants) were tricked 
into thinking they'd get a decent job.  Instead they were enslaved--and as 
part of the enslavement raped.  When the Pakistani authorities raided the
homes, the enslavers weren't punished.  The women were put in prison for
ADULTRY.  Now, from my reading, adultry requires that two people be punished,
not one.  Also, the gist of Quaranic law seems to be an attempt to protect 
women (for instance, the punishment for those who can't prove pretty 
decisively that the women they accused is in fact guilty of adultry), not
rapist males.  Pakistan seems to be turning the Quaran on its head.

Also, even when a man is punished for rape, he can only get full punishment
if seen by four males.   This too seems to be twisting the intent of the
passage, which once again seemed aimed at protecting women.

Do I understand these passages correctly?

Dan

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	--Dan