Where, I agree on many points raised by Ansar Abbasi regarding, there are organised forces out in the muslim world and in the west who are looking for this kind of oppertunites to deframe our beloved religion but on the other hand don't you think, it is us who provide the platform for these people to label us as backward , ignorent & violent race?
First of all lets assume, these two indivdulas were guilty of unlawful sex then they must have been witness by some one?
why female was filmed receiving floggings and not the male?
Why this girl was not punished by females officers rather then stranged men who held her legs and arms and seen times after time, pulling her kameez from her back. women in Islam are not allowed to be touched by none "Mehram"
Secondly if they have admitted the guilt then why the video camera was allowed to film this punisment, this should have been totaly carried out in private .
The main objective of the punishent is ,to deter the sinner from sins and not to publicize to the whole world of their identity.
If we want the accused party to reform and repent from its wrong doing then we must provide some kind of dignity for preson or persons to go back into main stream of society in order to continue life witout being ostrasizes or flogged verbly daily by public where they intend to live or do they remain target of name and shame for the rest of their lives??
Otherwise how can these sinner eventually can become good citizens ,lawfull and pious muslims??
Please can some one answer me ?
M.Kiani(Oxford UK)