After all, if successfully used, it could get in the way of some stonings in the Middle East, and some honor killings elsewhere. Members of the Egyptian parliament have called for its banning; it's that big a deal. Of course, there are two angles...

An appalling update on this story. "Father Wants Public Caning for Malaysian Woman Who Drank Beer," by Ranjeetha Pakiam for Bloomberg, August 20: Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The caning of a Malaysian mother for drinking a beer should be conduct...

But will the world take notice? Ever? In FrontPage this morning: On Saturday, a frenzied mob of three thousand Muslims stormed the tiny Pakistani Christian village of Gojra. Enflamed by (unconfirmed) charges that a Christian had burned pages of the...

They were dressed indecently, doncha know. What fun they will have once they gain jurisdiction over the likes of Christina Aguilera. Sharia Respects Women Alert: "Sudan women 'lashed for trousers,'" from the BBC, July 13 (thanks t...

Sharia Alert from one of the places where Saudis go when they want to escape the strictures of Sharia. "Woman jailed for kissing in public," from the BBC via Australia's ABC News, June 17 (thanks to JE): A court in Bahrain has impriso...