Yemen: Houthis sentence 13 people to public
execution on homosexuality charges
Queers For Palestine, unfortunately, does not seem to have been asked to comment.
A hadith depicts Muhammad specifying the punishment for homosexual activity: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.’” (Sunan Abu Dawud 4462)
Houthis sentence 13 to public execution on
homosexuality charges – report
Jerusalem Post, February 8, 2024:
A court of the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen has sentenced 13 people to public execution on homosexuality charges, the French wire service AFP reported on Tuesday. Another 35 people have been detained for similar charges.
The ruling was made in Ibb, a Houthi-controlled province from which the jihadist group has been launching attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, opening a war that reached its four-month mark this week.
The Houthis have a history of sentencing more people to death than they actually execute, according to a 2022 report by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, which counted 350 death sentences by the group since 2014, only 11 of which have resulted in execution. But the group’s attacks on global trade could change this calculus….
A UN Security Council report in 2023 relayed that “the Houthis are [reportedly] detaining children as young as 13 years old,” some of whom “are accused of ‘indecent acts’ for their alleged homosexual orientation.”
The group subscribes to a radical form of Shi’a Islam, and frequently proclaims its official slogan, “God is great, death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews, victory to Islam.”…
Surviving Trauma: Courageous Escape from a
Brutal Axe Attack and Rape Attempt
British Asian Christian Association, February 2, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Two Christian women were subjected to a brutal axe attack after one woman resisted a rape attempt.
The rape attempt was made while one woman was relieving herself in a local field because she has no toilet at her home.
When she resisted the assailant attacked the woman with an axe and repeated the violence on her friend who came to her rescue.
The man fled the scene and is yet to be arrested by police despite being known.
No description available.
Two Christian women narrowly escaped a harrowing ordeal when they were subjected to an attempted rape in a remote sugar cane field. The assailant, identified as Muhammad Abdul Rauf, launched a vicious attack on Rukhsana Bibi (38 years old) and her sister-in-law Asifa Bibi (30 years old) on January 27th around 2:30 pm. The sisters had ventured into the field for a moment of privacy when Rauf, the owner of the field, seized the opportunity to assault them.
As Rukhsana Bibi was attending to her needs, Rauf stealthily entered the field and attempted to rape her. Despite her resistance and cries for help, Rauf assaulted her with a sharp axe, inflicting severe wounds. Rukhsana bravely blocked his attacks, sustaining deep cuts to her hand and head. Asifa, alerted by the commotion, rushed to the scene, only to be met with Rauf’s violent aggression. He struck her forcefully with the axe, causing injuries to her arm and shoulder….
Leaving the women bleeding and traumatized, Rauf fled the scene. Rukhsana and Asifa managed to escape the field and sought help from a passerby on a motorbike, who promptly alerted the police. Officers from the Silanwali Police Station arrived promptly and transported the victims to the District Headquarters Hospital Silanwali for urgent medical attention. Rukhsana required nine stitches to close her wound.
Despite the gravity of the situation, the response from the authorities was marred by bias. The police initially hesitated to register an FIR (First Information Report), citing the need for a medico-legal certificate. It was only after significant delay and pressure that the FIR was finally filed on January 31st. However, Rauf remains at large, leveraging his influence to evade justice….
In the aftermath, the victims’ families faced intimidation and coercion from Rauf’s associates, pressuring them to accept a compromise. The Muslim community, largely siding with the perpetrator, has further exacerbated the family’s distress. In this challenging time, the family has found support from our officers who have stood in solidarity with them and will help them to pursue justice….
Justice in Pakistan is very different for Christians than for Muslims.
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