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| Religion of spouse abuse |
| 2004-04-04 |
| Hat tip LGF A MALAYSIAN truck driver has admitted scalping his wife because she dyed her hair and refused to wear the tudung. Mohamad Azhar Ngah, 34, told a court on Friday he attacked her with a knife at their home in Kuala Lumpur last week because of her appearance. ’I cut her scalp because she did not wear a tudung and she had dyed her hair. I did not like it,’ he said. He faces a jail term of up to three years, a fine and whipping with a cane when a sentence for the offence of voluntarily injuring his wife is handed down on May 14. Mohamad Azhar said he sent his wife, accounts clerk Rafidah Ibrahim, 34, to the hospital after the attack. The prosecuting officer, Chief Inspector A. Vasu, said he was still waiting for a medical report on her condition. Mohamad Azhar and Rafidah have been married for 13 years. They have two sons and a daughter. The husband, who is living in Kuala Lumpur, came originally from Kelantan, the state with strict Islamic laws ruled by Parti Islam SeMalaysia. These include the compulsory wearing of headscarves for Muslim women in public. After Mohamad Azhar pleaded guilty on Friday, he was taken to Sungai Buloh prison. He will stay there until May 14 because he could not come up with the bail, set at RM2,000 (S$884). |
| Posted by:Korora |
| #6 Incredulous, half of the problem is that their "god" doesn't give them a choice, and a lot of them don't think we should have a choice, either. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-04-04 9:58:40 PM |
| #5 .com, fair comments. indoctrination is the pervasive social conditioner, and any obscure doctrine can be internalized and lived with unquestioned fanatiscm given the right environment. in that sense then governments and media should be more responsible. malaysia is generally a moderate islamic state, and the recent election results attest to a more tolerant and progressive society. in this instance the consequences of the crime was an appropriate judicial response and public distain. doctrinal truths are not always imediately apparent, still i'm not certain atheism is the answer, BUT, that's the great thing about God - God gives us a chioce, so that's the least we can do for others. |
| Posted by: incredulous 2004-04-04 8:10:51 PM |
| #4 Can you say indoctrination? I knew you could. Indoctrination? Like Hell. Can you say fanaticism? Screw the cane and get out the knout for this turd. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-04 7:12:16 PM |
| #3 Cane his nuts first - this 'tard can't be allowed to reproduce |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-04 6:08:37 PM |
| #2 Can you say indoctrination? I knew you could. This is where ex-lib should step in and explain the effect of what indoctrination has on the developing mind of a child. You can raise a human to believe absolutely anything. Period. Full stop. It's an impossible situation, of course, but the only alternatives to living with Islam, something they declare is an impossibility, is to: 1) take their children away from them at birth 2) kill them before they kill you The choices suck. But it doesn't matter - they are forcing the issue and relieving us of the burden of choosing. If only they would adapt and change, the strong suit of Homo Sapiens, but that is obviously a "bridge too far" - they automatically refuse to change anything - after all it's the fucking Literal Word of God. Right. Leaving aside the issue of Arabic vs Aramaic / virgins vs raisins... He sure was busy as hell back in the day. It's been damned quiet since. Now ask me why I'm an atheist - and no, there's no offense meant, just utter exasperation. Sigh. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-04-04 5:15:46 PM |
| #1 I give Malaysia points for actually punishing people for such things. Hope it's a fine strong person who does the caning, too. Or the wife... |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2004-04-04 5:00:44 PM |