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Female Islamists hit brothels in Kashmir |
2005-08-31 |
A hardline Islamic womenâs separatist group said yesterday it had begun raiding brothels in revolt-hit Kashmir to stamp out âadultery and the flesh-trade.â Aasiya Andrabi, head of the separatist Dukhtaran-e-Milat, or Daughters of Faith, announced over the weekend the formation of all-women squads to raid brothels in the Muslim-majority state. âWe will expose those indulging in immoral activities,â Andrabi, a fiery speaker who has in the past voiced admiration for Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, told the Current News Agency. âWe raided several places in Srinagar on Monday after getting calls from people,â she said, issuing an appeal to people to âarrest moral degradation.â The women, travelling in three-wheel auto-rickshaws and cars, were staging the raids enveloped in head-to-toe veils in line with strict Islamic tradition, a witness said. But they have been staging raids in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley over the past few weeks on brothels and made several arrests. Andrabi, whose husband is in jail on charges of being a militant, supplied a mobile telephone number for people to call âwhenever you are convinced a man or woman has entered some place to commit adultery.â Adultery is illegal in the state and carries a potential jail term. âDuring one of the raids, the men immediately fled from the house but the women were caught and questioned,â she said, adding the group was seeking to persuade them to change their ways. Andrabi, 40, and mother of two sons, said the groupâs members were able to free a women from two men who had lured her into becoming a prostitute. Andrabi said members had also swooped on restaurants and Internet cafes where they found teenage boys and girls. The group plans to talk to their parents. The group has earlier smeared black paint on racy Bollywood film posters portraying revealingly clad women. It has also been campaigning for women to veil themselves fully. The drive has been largely unsuccessful in the region which espouses a more liberal form of Islam. |
Posted by:Dan Darling |
#11 I keep thinking of the Animal House parade scene and the marbles...burka dance |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-31 19:23 |
#10 I must say, burkas are a turn off. Reminds me too much of my Catholic school upbringing, the nuns looked like penguins too. And could they pack a punch. |
Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-31 19:00 |
#9 Burka, burka, Islamic Jihad! |
Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-31 18:35 |
#8 so now tell me again, what is the difference of 70 virgins in the after life being the ultimate (the wives know about this don't they?) compared to getting it early? If partaking in these activities before death is committing adultery and carries a jail term. Boggles the mind. |
Posted by: Jan 2005-08-31 14:50 |
#7 The use of the burkas are strategic. I comment more at my website. |
Posted by: Ptah 2005-08-31 12:00 |
#6 The women, travelling in three-wheel auto-rickshaws and cars, were staging the raids enveloped in head-to-toe veils in line with strict Islamic tradition In and of itself this is a very strange image. |
Posted by: Secret Master 2005-08-31 10:57 |
#5 A modern day Carriy al-Nation? |
Posted by: eLarson 2005-08-31 10:13 |
#4 Don't underestimate the value to women of eliminating brothels, liquor stores and bars. It appeals because so many husbands and fathers routinely spend all the families' money there, then get abusive to their family when they come home. To women, they would support the devil hisself if he would take away the whores and liquor. And they often do. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-08-31 09:51 |
#3 "Burka Brigade Battles Bawdy Behavior" RE pic: Dan, you get the one with the skinny legs. |
Posted by: GK 2005-08-31 09:31 |
#2 "Aasiya Andrabi, head of the separatist Dukhtaran-e-Milat, or Daughters of Faith, announced over the weekend the formation of all-women squads" OBL not only built roads and schools but created a Arabic butch squad who can't even get Deuce Bigalow to sleep with them. If they won't let me play then I'm taking the balls away. |
Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-31 09:16 |
#1 HIDEOUS BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted by: ARMYGUY 2005-08-31 09:15 |