Thursday, August 19, 2010

Only Cowards Stone People To Death





















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Only Cowards Stone People To Death

An Islamic Religious Ritual




by Phyllis Chesler

Pajamas Media

August 19, 2010



http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/842/stone-to-death-islamic-religious-ritual













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Yesterday, I appeared on FOX-TV's "The Strategy Room" to discuss a recent stoning in Afghanistan and the issue of stoning in general. Kimberly Guilfoyle interviewed me both skillfully and graciously. The subject is a very distressing and somewhat mysterious one for most westerners.


What does it mean when a mob of men, numbering anywhere from 50 to 200, stone a female child to death—as happened in October of 2008 in Somalia? That poor soul was not only a 13 year-old child—she had also just been raped. Indeed, that was her sole "crime" and the reason for her torture-execution. She was forced into a hole and buried nearly up to her neck. She took a long time to die and kept crying out for her life. In addition to the 50 active stoners, 1000 more men cheered them on.



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