Girl charged with adultery & lashed to DEATH in Bangladesh

[rossi]

Hena Akhter's last words to her mother proclaimed her innocence. But it was too late to save the 14-year-old girl.

Her fellow villagers in Bangladesh's Shariatpur district had already passed harsh judgment on her. Guilty, they said, of having an affair with a married man. The imam from the local mosque ordered the fatwa, or religious ruling, and the punishment: 101 lashes delivered swiftly, deliberately in public.

Hena dropped after 70.

Bloodied and bruised, she was taken to hospital, where she died a week later.

Amazingly, an initial autopsy report cited no injuries and deemed her death a suicide. Hena's family insisted her body be exhumed. They wanted the world to know what really happened to their daughter.

Sharia: illegal but still practiced

Hena's family hailed from rural Shariatpur, crisscrossed by murky rivers that lend waters to rice paddies and lush vegetable fields.

Hena was the youngest of five children born to Darbesh Khan, a day laborer, and his wife, Aklima Begum. They shared a hut made from corrugated tin and decaying wood and led a simple life that was suddenly marred a year ago with the return of Hena's cousin Mahbub Khan.

Mahbub Khan came back to Shariatpur from a stint working in Malaysia. His son was Hena's age and the two were in seventh grade together.

Khan eyed Hena and began harassing her on her way to school and back, said Hena's father. He complained to the elders who run the village about his nephew, three times Hena's age.

The elders admonished Mahbub Khan and ordered him to pay $1,000 in fines to Hena's family. But Mahbub was Darbesh's older brother's son and Darbesh was asked to let the matter fade.

Many months later on a winter night, as Hena's sister Alya told it, Hena was walking from her room to an outdoor toilet when Mahbub Khan gagged her with cloth, forced her behind nearby shrubbery and beat and raped her.

Hena struggled to escape, Alya told CNN. Mahbub Khan's wife heard Hena's muffled screams and when she found Hena with her husband, she dragged the teenage girl back to her hut, beat her and trampled her on the floor.

The next day, the village elders met to discuss the case at Mahbub Khan's house, Alya said. The imam pronounced his fatwa. Khan and Hena were found guilty of an illicit relationship. Her punishment under sharia or Islamic law was 101 lashes; his 201.

Mahbub Khan managed to escape after the first few lashes.

Darbesh Khan and Aklima Begum had no choice but to mind the imam's order. They watched as the whip broke the skin of their youngest child and she fell unconscious to the ground.

"What happened to Hena is unfortunate and we all have to be ashamed that we couldn't save her life," said Sultana Kamal, who heads the rights organization Ain o Shalish Kendro.

Bangladesh is considered a democratic and moderate Muslim country, and national law forbids the practice of sharia. But activist and journalist Shoaib Choudhury, who documents such cases, said sharia is still very much in use in villages and towns aided by the lack of education and strong judicial systems.

The Supreme Court also outlawed fatwas a decade ago, but human rights monitors have documented more than 500 cases of women in those 10 years who were punished through a religious ruling. And few who have issued such rulings have been charged.

Last month, the court asked the government to explain what it had done to stop extrajudicial penalty based on fatwa. It ordered the dissemination of information to all mosques and madrassas, or religious schools, that sharia is illegal in Bangladesh.

"The government needs to enact a specific law to deal with such perpetrators responsible for extrajudicial penalty in the name of Islam," Kamal told CNN.

The United Nations estimates that almost half of Bangladeshi women suffer from domestic violence and many also commonly endure rape, beatings, acid attacks and even death because of the country's entrenched patriarchal system.
The government needs to enact a specific law to deal with such perpetrators responsible for extrajudicial penalty in the name of Islam.
--Sultana Kamal, head of rights organization Ain o Shalish Kendro.


Hena might have quietly become another one of those statistics had it not been for the outcry and media attention that followed her death on January 31.

'Not even old enough to be married'

Monday, the doctors responsible for Hena's first autopsy faced prosecution for what a court called a "false post-mortem report to hide the real cause of Hena's death."

Public outrage sparked by that autopsy report prompted the high court to order the exhumation of Hena's body in February. A second autopsy performed at Dhaka Medical College Hospital revealed Hena had died of internal bleeding and her body bore the marks of severe injuries.

Police are now conducting an investigation and have arrested several people, including Mahbub Khan, in connection with Hena's death.

"I've nothing to demand but justice," said Darbesh Khan, leading a reporter to the place where his daughter was abducted the night she was raped.

He stood in silence and took a deep breath. She wasn't even old enough to be married, he said, testament to Hena's tenderness in a part of the world where many girls are married before adulthood. "She was so small."

Hena's mother, Aklima, stared vacantly as she spoke of her daughter's last hours. She could barely get out her words. "She was innocent," Aklima said, recalling Hena's last words.

Police were guarding Hena's family earlier this month. Darbesh and Aklima feared reprisal for having spoken out against the imam and the village elders.

They had meted out the most severe punishment for their youngest daughter. They could put nothing past them.

Here's the link for you questionable tuners.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiap ... tml?hpt=C2

[mr. mindz]

this is not islam...

[rossi]

that could never be Islam. I don't know what that is nah, that so called imam needs some lash!

[nos_specialist]

kill d damn imam

[rmlmv]

:cry: this is not islam...

Yes it is.




Hena Akter:




Oh... and IBTL!

[rossi]

^^ Why would this be locked?

[mr. mindz]

Different countries and cultures have varying interpretations of Sharia ....

[turbo_boy411]

very sad...

[nemisis]

Islam ftw

X2

[rollingstock]

Only a complete arsehole law would blame the victim as much as the perpetrator for an offence like rape.
Surprised they don't whip murder victims for getting killed

[mitsuboi]

Biggest Sheep = Muslims

[Bizzare]

Only a complete arsehole law would blame the victim as much as the perpetrator for an offence like rape.
Surprised they don't whip murder victims for getting killed

Its a Muslim society. They would have whipped murder victims under some dumb law like "participating in an act of murder", but fortunately the dead won't feel the pain. Waste of tax dollars to pay the Whippers.

[M_2NR]

This is when culture takes over.

[Alpha_2nr]

This is when religion takes over.

Edited for accuracy.

[nareshseep]

Biggest Sheep = Muslims

yuh sure ...

[zcarz]

Biggest Sheep = Muslims

yuh sure ...

nah u is the biggest sheep boi nareshsheep

[rollingstock]

^^^

[RBphoto]

Islam ftw

X2

X3

[Stephon.]

lol'd

[speedaholic]

hmmmmm very sad indeed.. :\

x2 Mr. mindz.. this really is not islam...

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

Actually it is indeed a religious law, Christianity preached almost the same thing before Christ.

http://quran.com/24/2

Surat An-Nūr 24:2 The Holy Quran

The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah , if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.

[~Vēġó~]

^^^wow some serious ting dey.........but hardcore business like that may be needed right here to deal with dem criminal elements!!!!

[3stagevtec]

this is so sad..

[bluespeed]

and some arses in trinidad believe it should be introduced here.....

[K74T]

[shady23]

^^ LOL.

[redliner]

Actually it is indeed a religious law, Christianity preached almost the same thing before Christ.

http://quran.com/24/2

Surat An-Nūr 24:2 The Holy Quran

The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah , if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.

I will give you the ayats (verses ) after the one above.

Surah 24. An-Nur (Light) Ayat [2:5]

2. The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment.

3. Let no man guilty of adultery or fornication marry and but a woman similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let any but such a man or an Unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden.

4. And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes; and reject their evidence ever after: for such men are wicked transgressors;-

5. Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.


Read the verse (4) carefully:
"And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations)"



My point is to accuse a woman of that and prove it is very difficult to do so because they would not have the four witnesses at all. Alot of these countries the religious leaders go in favour of the man and quickly punish the female and the man is not punished and for some instances the woman is killed cause the husband wants a divorce and this is just one of the reasons.

If you read the verse (5) you will also see it speaks of forgiveness :
"5. Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful."

If someone truly repents they can be forgiven and that is between them and the one true God [ Allah (s.w.t.) ]. All i can truly say this is not Islam and killing someone for the wrong reason in anyway is wrong and is not what Islam teaches at all especially someone who is a victim of a crime. Alot of these type of killings occur in poor communities that don't have proper leadership and they also often have a hidden motive behind them.

For people who are reading this and thinking Islam has harsh punishments they shoud read the old testament which has stoning being used as a punishment for adultery but they but Christians go with the new testament which is the teachings of Jesus (p.b.u.h).

Anyone thinking Islam is a harsh religion, go ahead and do your research and learn about it hopefully you will see what Islam really is about and not about killing people for no good reason or fighting wars as people have made it to appear.

Killing an innocent person is wrong and all i can say is if it is extreme it is not Islam !!!

[rossi]

Anyone thinking Islam is a harsh religion, go ahead and do your research and learn about it hopefully you will see what Islam really is about and not about killing people for no good reason or fighting wars as people have made it to appear.

Killing an innocent person is wrong and all i can say is if it is extreme it is not Islam !!!

Agreed. The extremists in the Middle East make Islam out to be a "war" religion. I used to think religion was about love....now it's just about propaganda, sprouting hate and money because of the people in power.
Lately I've found myself moving away from religion.

[Cjruckus]

Its things like these that kinda justify israels stance on islam. Sometimes you just gotta agree with them.

If muslims weren't so anal about every thing they would probably be accepted and given the middle east. But that is not the case.

To think they blow them selves up because someone posts a picture of their prophet. They probably don't want anyone to know he was white.

[turbohead]

Actually it is indeed a religious law, Christianity preached almost the same thing before Christ.

http://quran.com/24/2

Surat An-Nūr 24:2 The Holy Quran

The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah , if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.

I will give you the ayats (verses ) after the one above.

Surah 24. An-Nur (Light) Ayat [2:5]

2. The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment.

3. Let no man guilty of adultery or fornication marry and but a woman similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let any but such a man or an Unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden.

4. And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes; and reject their evidence ever after: for such men are wicked transgressors;-

5. Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.


Read the verse (4) carefully:
"And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations)"



My point is to accuse a woman of that and prove it is very difficult to do so because they would not have the four witnesses at all. Alot of these countries the religious leaders go in favour of the man and quickly punish the female and the man is not punished and for some instances the woman is killed cause the husband wants a divorce and this is just one of the reasons.

If you read the verse (5) you will also see it speaks of forgiveness :
"5. Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful."

If someone truly repents they can be forgiven and that is between them and the one true God [ Allah (s.w.t.) ]. All i can truly say this is not Islam and killing someone for the wrong reason in anyway is wrong and is not what Islam teaches at all especially someone who is a victim of a crime. Alot of these type of killings occur in poor communities that don't have proper leadership and they also often have a hidden motive behind them.

For people who are reading this and thinking Islam has harsh punishments they shoud read the old testament which has stoning being used as a punishment for adultery but they but Christians go with the new testament which is the teachings of Jesus (p.b.u.h).

Anyone thinking Islam is a harsh religion, go ahead and do your research and learn about it hopefully you will see what Islam really is about and not about killing people for no good reason or fighting wars as people have made it to appear.

Killing an innocent person is wrong and all i can say is if it is extreme it is not Islam !!!

correct is right, there is also a few verses in surah nisa dat deals with this also. due to this fact they could not also persecute maryam mother of esa because they had no proof of their accusations of her having commited adultery.