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In Saudi Arabia the victim of a gang rape has been sentenced t0 200 lashes and 6 months in jail.
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Yes, that's right, the female rape victim has been sentenced.
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After reading this I would ask if any reasonable woman still thinks that Islam is a responsible religion which has a place in 21st century society?
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The woman was initially punished for violating laws on segregation of the sexes - she was in an unrelated man's car at the time of the attack.
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When she appealed, judges doubled her sentence, saying she had been trying to use the media to influence them.
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Her lawyer has been suspended from the case and faces a disciplinary session.
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The Arab News newspaper reports that the 19-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia's Shia minority was gang-raped 14 times in an attack a year and a half ago.
Link: http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/17/2093880.htm?section=world
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