Iran hangs woman in defiance of international campaign

In Iran, when somebody is hanged it's not the quick drop/snap kind. They put a noose around the neck and slowly raise it using a crane. So the victims kicks and struggles for a while before they die.

My friends my Iran, were sending lots of videos on Facebook, but since I can not understand Farsi, now I understand what they were so worried about, RIP poor lady from Iran.

And this is how sexual assault against women is treated in Iran. Islamic justice in action folks, and still some people wonder why the women don't speak up when they're raped. Cos they'll be tried for adultery before they'll ever be seen as a victim!!!

If Islam is so peaceful, then why is there so much turmoil and injustice in Islamic governed nations?

If Islam is so peaceful, then why is there so much turmoil and injustice in Islamic governed nations?

Governments and the governed are rarely in line with each other's line of thought.

An example is America. I have some American friends I consider as brothers. But I detest the international actions of the American government. The difference is that my friends do not hold the same 'ideals' as the government. Same as Japan - I love many Japanese people, but the government has their heads up their a**es most of the time. That's because the government is often not in line with the thoughts of the people.

And on that note, I've known some Iranians over the years who have been great people. So nice, and a real pleasure to be with. But I don't agree with their government.

People do not equal their government. So your correlation in the quote above is in fact irrelevant and incorrect.

Strangerland:

" People do not equal their government. So your correlation in the quote above is in fact irrelevant and incorrect. "

But the quote you refer to said nothing about "people". Why the strawman? The Islamic Republic is led by Islamic clerics and enforces Islamic law, and that is what "Honest Dictator" commented about.

In Islam, don't expect for fairness for female. The religion which has many flaw and it can call as cult.

But the quote you refer to said nothing about "people".

So you are trying to say that Islam is only governments, and is not made up of the people? Yeah, right.

Via DOAK, the prosecution released the following in response to the reactions the past few days:

JJabbari was investigated as a suspect because of the last call on the victim's cell phone. The police found a bloodied scarf, bloodied knife, and the original cover of the knife in Jabbari's place.

Jabbari accepted that she had bought the knife 2 days before the incident

Jabbari had sent a text message to a friend of hers three days before the incident saying "I think I will kill him tonight"

Jabbari first claimed the involvement of a different man named "Sheikhi" in the incident. After she failed to identify the man, she said that her original statement was false and she had only tried to derail the investigation.

The claims that Jabbari made in the final months (before the execution), were only a repetition of her previous claims that were investigated one-by-one and found baseless by the five judges of the criminal court of the province and the judges of the National Supreme Court. Despite this, the Prosecutor's Office tried its best to bring the two families together; the victim's family in the end insisted on not forgiving her.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyhaneh_Jabbari#cite_note-12

If true, then Jabbari's conviction would have stood in my country, the US.

So you are trying to say that Islam is only governments, and is not made up of the people?

Honest Dictator was clearly referring to Islamic governed countries and said as much.

Honest Dictator was clearly referring to Islamic governed countries and said as much.

Exactly. And Islam is made up of the people who follow it. He was trying to judge islam as a whole, based on governments who profess to follow it, but Islam is made of the people, not the governments. Which is where my whole comparison came from - the beliefs of the people and the beliefs of government are usually very different. Therefore trying to judge Islam based on the actions of governments is a failure in logic.

Therefore trying to judge Islam based on the actions of governments is a failure in logic.

Yes, I agree to an extent. However, until I see the kinds of huge protests against this miscarriage that was supposed to represent Islam that I have seen when insulting cartoons are published, etc, I will not be completely convinced.

Canadian Muslims are protesting right now. Google 'not in my name'.

Canadian Muslims are protesting right now. Google 'not in my name'.

Thank you, that is a great thing. However, those numbers are still clearly dwarfed by the numbers seen at protests about insulting cartoons and the like.

In addition, if it is okay for those people to protest, why is it not okay for others such as Honest Dictator to comment about the present situation in Islam? Isn't healthy criticism vital for any society? I think this healthy criticism actually helps those very people are you point out are protesting by saying that questioning Sharia, etc is healthy and you be supported.

According to the survey findings, most Muslims believe sharia is the revealed word of God rather than a body of law developed by men based on the word of God. Muslims also tend to believe sharia has only one, true understanding, but this opinion is far from universal; in some countries, substantial minorities of Muslims believe sharia should be open to multiple interpretations.

Egyptian Muslims (74%) are the most likely to say (Sharia) should apply to Muslims and non-Muslims alike

http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-beliefs-about-sharia/