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The Glory of Sharia

Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 1:46 pm PST

Here’s an article at Radio Free Europe on a sudden disturbing increase in sharia amputations in Iran: Iran: Criminals Lose Hands And Feet As Shari’a Law Imposed. The amputation sentences were carried out in Zahedan, the capital of Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province. The five men were found guilty of armed ...

LGF, Iran, Sharia, Islamic Law, Amputation

Thief's Hand Amputated in Public in Iran

Sat, Apr 7, 2007 at 11:38 am PDT

While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was visiting Iran’s puppet Syria, back in Iran they were performing public amputations. And calling for more. The reformist website Rooz reported on April 5, 2007 that the Friday prayer leader of Shiraz, a city in the heart of Iran, had called for more ...

Amputation, Islamic Law, Sharia, Shari'a, Iran

Saudis Hack Off Pickpocket's Hand

Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 6:26 pm PDT

The Saudis carry out these shari’a punishments in public, often in parking lots or town squares: Pickpocket at Mecca’s Great Mosque has hand cut off. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) A Nigerian man had his right hand severed in Saudi Arabia on Saturday after he was convicted of stealing in the Great ...

Saudi Arabia, Religious Police, Muttawa, Shari'a, Sharia, Islamic Law, Amputation