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| Iman Rapped for Wife-Beating Book |
| 2004-01-14 |
| A Muslim cleric who wrote a book that advised men how to beat up their wives without leaving incriminating marks has been sentenced by a Spanish court. Mohamed Kamal Mustafa was given 15 months in jail, which he will not serve as Spanish law suspends sentences of under two years for first offences. Turn him over to me and my sisters - we’ll figure out a suitable punishment. And he won’t have a mark on him afterwards. Mustafa’s book, Women in Islam, sparked outrage among women’s groups when it was published three years ago. In his defence, the imam said he was interpreting passages from the Koran. A jury in Barcelona found Mustafa guilty of inciting violence against women, lawyer Jose Luis Bravo told reporters. He was also fined euros 2,160 ($2,735). In his book, Mustafa wrote that in disciplining a disobedient wife: "The blows should be concentrated on the hands and feet using a rod that is thin and light so that it does not leave scars or bruises on the body." Mustafa - imam at the mosque in the southern Spanish town of Fuengirola - said he was opposed to violence against women uh huh and had been simply interpreting the Koran. and of course we all know no one should criticize any aspect of someone’s religion ... The book incensed women’s groups and, in July 2000, around 90 groups filed a lawsuit in a Barcelona court to have the book withdrawn. you go, hermanas mias. The book - some 3,000 copies of which had already been distributed - was removed from Islamic cultural centres around Spain. Mustafa’s case has made headline news in Spain,though not for the obvious reasons, says the BBC’s Katya Adler in Madrid. The media has cited it as an example of sexual rather than racial discrimination. why on earth would this be racial discrimination??? Domestic violence is an issue of growing public concern in Spain, she says, where until just over 25 years ago it was not considered a criminal offence. Women’s groups across the country were celebrating the sentence, she added. Two groups representing Spanish Muslims came forward ahead of the trial distance themselves from the cleric’s book, saying that the Koran and other sacred texts condemned violence against women. Could you pass that message along to Muslims elsewhere? |
| Posted by:rkb |
| #4 "The blows should be concentrated on the hands and feet using a rod that is thin and light so that it does not leave scars or bruises on the body." Sounds like ye olde pimp coathanger beating to me. The Imam must've found some old copies of the Iceberg Slim books someplace. Not to say there's a big difference between an imam and a pimp... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-1-14 8:51:21 PM |
| #3 He obviously didn't get the memo: In Europe, if you want to get away with advocating violence, make sure it's against the Jews! |
| Posted by: Captain Holly 2004-1-14 5:26:58 PM |
| #2 Sounds like he needs a "Bobbit" calibration session. |
| Posted by: alaskasoldier 2004-1-14 2:52:03 PM |
| #1 why on earth would this be racial discrimination??? Because someone with skin darker than a Spaniard's was criticized. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-14 1:59:07 PM |