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| Imam jailed for ’wife-beating manual’ |
| 2004-01-15 |
| EFL A prominent Muslim preacher was sentenced to 15 months in prison yesterday for writing a book advising men on how best to beat their wives without leaving tell-tale marks on their bodies. Couldn’t find it on Amazon.com. A jury in Barcelona found Mohamed Kamal Mustafa, the imam of a mosque in the southern tourist resort town of Fuengirola, guilty of inciting violence against women and also fined him £1,500. Violence being incited from an imam? Naw! Come on now. You’re joshing me? In his book Women in Islam, published three years ago, Mustafa wrote that verbal warnings followed by a period of sexual inactivity can be used to discipline a disobedient wife. If that failed he said that according to Islamic law, beatings could be then judiciously administered. "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," wrote Kamal. Real charmer, this guy. |
| Posted by:Dragon Fly |
| #8 This could be a best-seller in certain parts of San Francisco's Tenderloin district..... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2004-1-15 5:53:09 PM |
| #7 I only bought the book for the pictures. |
| Posted by: Uday 2004-1-15 3:05:21 PM |
| #6 In his book Women in Islam, published three years ago, Mustafa wrote that verbal warnings followed by a period of sexual inactivity can be used to discipline a disobedient wife. If that failed he said that according to Islamic law, beatings could be then judiciously administered. I wonder how this guy would react to himself being "disciplined" in this manner? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-15 1:39:28 PM |
| #5 Mustafa argued that he had interpreted passages of the Koran and that he opposed Is this registering anywhere? |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-1-15 11:29:12 AM |
| #4 This could be a best-seller in certain parts of San Francisco's Tenderloin district..... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2004-1-15 5:53:09 PM |
| #3 I only bought the book for the pictures. |
| Posted by: Uday 2004-1-15 3:05:21 PM |
| #2 In his book Women in Islam, published three years ago, Mustafa wrote that verbal warnings followed by a period of sexual inactivity can be used to discipline a disobedient wife. If that failed he said that according to Islamic law, beatings could be then judiciously administered. I wonder how this guy would react to himself being "disciplined" in this manner? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-15 1:39:28 PM |
| #1 Mustafa argued that he had interpreted passages of the Koran and that he opposed Is this registering anywhere? |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-1-15 11:29:12 AM |