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| Title: |
Problems in Contemporary Applications of Islamic Criminal Sanctions: The Penalty for Adultery in Relation to Women |
| Author: |
Sidahmed, Abdel Salam |
| Appeared in: |
British journal of Middle Eastern studies |
| Paging: | Volume 28 (2001) nr. 2 pages 187-204 |
| Year: |
2001-11-01 |
| Contents: |
Taking the penalty for adultery (hadd al-zin a¯ ) as a case study, this essay attempts to address some of the practical problems associated with contemporary applications of Islamic penalties known as hudud. In empirical terms the study will investigate some court cases of zin a¯ taken from Sudan, a country in which the Islamic criminal penalties were introduced for the first time in 1983, then in 1991. My aim in the investigation of these cases, all of which involve women, is to address the question of whether the penalty of zin a¯ as currently imposed in some Muslim countries is discriminatory against women. In conclusion this essay argues that women accused of zin a¯ (adultery or fornication) have suffered injustices ranging from discriminatory treatment on grounds of their biological makeup to penalization of potential victims of rape. The presumption of zin a¯ on grounds of pregnancy puts a woman defendant in a disadvantageous position compared to a man accused of the same offence. Furthermore, the categorization of rape as a form of zin a¯ does not just result in the virtual impossibility of convicting a rapist, but may even lead to incrimination of the woman victim of rape instead. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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