An Imam (author of a book which advised the faithful on how to punish their wives) has been released

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Tuesday December 21, 2004 19:56

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the court intend to find a suitable way to "punish the errors of the pen".

Barcelona's high court has released on various conditions, an Imam who was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment in November for inciting gender violence. It was the first prosecution under a law passed by the Tripartite.

Mohamed Kamal Mustafa, who held the position of Imam in Fengirola in Catalonia, had been sentanced on November 29 to one year and three months imprisonment after the public outcry which resulted from the publication of his book "La mujer en el Islam" (the woman in Islam) in which he justified abuse of women and gave instructions on punishment and castigation of one's wife which would leave no trace.

(common torture techniques highlighted annually by Amnesty International).

The High court is releasing him on condition that he study the Spanish Constitution, and international law with emphasis on the International Declaration of Human Rights for a period of at least six months.

The Court commented that his continued incarceration would not assist his integration in wider society, or the integration or normalisation of his community and congregation and of their acceptance of the values of Barcelona.

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It is widely believed in Barcelona that gender violence, torture and all types of nastyness can be stopped. It is also widely believed that the proximity to culturally incongrous use of modern technology, and images of "occidental sexuality" might have ontributed to the "clash of civilisation" between fundamentalist American Christians and fundamentalist Islam, and like the oil just got in between the two.
It it is thus worth noting the case of "indian teenage felatio" which has caused such an uproar amongst the nationalist and jingoist right of the subcontinent who we remember rejected Sonja Ghandi on the grounds she was an italian.
We somehow feel that making yet more enemies from hot countries who accuse us of covorting with the Great Satan is not a terribly good idea, and makes the security of our society's more difficult.

Indian felatio case-

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/965793.cms
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=39812
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/10463433.htm?1c

Imam and wife beating-
http://www.europasur.com/europasur/articulo.asp?idart=704619&idcat=729&compartido=yes

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Comments (6 of 6)

ironic

by miriam

Wed Dec 22, 2004 13:32

tenerife

its ironic in spain that the day before to this issue came up in the news, a man was released after been caught trying to kidnap his wife, dressed up and with an anesthesic clothe in his hand, and the jury set him free coz was a "family argument".
i dont understand why the imman was jailed for 2 years under the posibbilty of being dangerous in the future, and this man, spanish, white and very macho, is for sure a safe person to be with...
i havent heard any group or collective or asociation claiming responsabilties for this case... oh yeah! i know the reason, perhaps is not on the standards of the international war on terrorism and islam...(and it wouldnt be on indymedia ireland)

so, lets be more sceptical about law and international news..

"VENCERÁN, PERO NO NOS CONVENCERÁN" Unamuno

violence

by peter

Wed Dec 22, 2004 15:38

There looks like there was a clear case of incitement to violence against the Iman.

the iman

by ricky

Tue Dec 28, 2004 15:20

You have no right to insult islam, its culture and traditions.

ricky

by Skeptical Joe

Tue Dec 28, 2004 17:05

All religions should be questioned. If that is perceived as an insult then thats too bad. Only shows their arrogance in assuming that they have the right to be above criticism.

Progressive Muslims are under attack, too

by redjade

Tue Dec 28, 2004 17:19

Stop the Hate: Islamo-Fascism's Battle Against Moderate Muslims
By Farish A. Noor
http://www.muslimwakeup.com/main/archives/2004/12/hate_by_farish.php

The news that the American-based website MuslimWakeUp!.com has been attacked by a group of anonymous hackers going by the somewhat pretentious and overblown name of ‘The Islamic OxChallenge Brigades’ can only be met with dismay and disappointment by those of us who count ourselves to be in the ranks of the majority of moderate Muslims the world over.

[....]

That takfir is a despicable practice has received consensus across the learned intelligentsia of the Muslim community, and is something that all Muslim scholars – both Sunni and Shia – agree with. In his last speech before his death, Ayatollah Mahmud Taleqani — one of the spiritual and intellectual founders of the 1979 Iranian revolution — warned of the dangers of religious extremism and the harm that might be done when religious functionaries are given near-total control of the state apparatus.

[....]

The contemporary experience of takfir is often predicated upon such a logic of dialectical opposition that requires the presence of a constitutive oppositional Other for the Islamist project to get off the ground. Simply put, if the radical expression of Islamism requires an external enemy to oppose, one will simply have to be found. And if one is not readily available, then it has to be invented for the sake of the dialectic itself. This explains the constant witch-hunts and persecution of political opponents, intellectuals, writers and academics at the hands of Islamist movements worldwide today. But one has to question the Islamic credentials of an Islamic group that can only call itself Islamic as long as it has an un-Islamic Other (real or imagined) to frame itself against.

The saddest thing about this situation is the fact that takfir is too easy, too convenient, a tool to be used against those that one disagrees with. And like racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Semitism and class prejudice, is not only close at hand all the time, but also quickly internalised and normalised. So what should we – the vast and overwhelming majority of decent Muslims who want to live in peace and harmony with ourselves and the rest of humanity – do about this?

[....]

For progressive Islam to get off the ground, it needs to prioritise and foreground its concerns in the most inclusive, tolerant and universal manner; seeking out strategic and meaningful alliances with all groups and communities that are likewise fighting for the same goals of social justice and the uplift of humanity as a whole.

"compare & contrast"

by unhcr

Fri Jun 10, 2005 14:06

MADRID, Spain, June 9 (UNHCR) – In a precedent-setting decision, the Spanish Inter-ministerial Asylum Commission has given refuge to a 38-year-old woman, who could not find protection from decades of suffering at the hands of her husband whom she had been forced to marry. The woman's identity and country of origin have been kept secret to protect her from possible retaliation and to enable her to start a new life far from her home country.
long link C&P :
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/news/+QwwBme2NnJeqGwwwwhFqn
N0bItFqnDni5zFqnN0bIAFqnN0bIDzmxwww1FqnN0bI/opendoc.htm

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