Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, above, is an Iranian woman who has been convicted in Iran of adultery or Zina. She has been sentenced to death by stoning. According to news reports she was accused of having relations with two men who were not her husband. She denies this and there were no witnesses. And under Islamic Law or Sharia in order for a person to be convicted of adultery there must be four witnesses to said adultery.
This case at first thought seems extreme and barbaric. That is until you consider that the United States sentences people to death who are innocent all of the time. The U.S. even murders Black women who are mentally incompetent.
So while the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is backward and truly barbaric, as Americans can we really point our fingers at Iran.
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Coincidentally I recently saw a film about the stoning of an innocent woman in Iran. The film is called The Stoning of Soroya M. It's an excellent film so if you get a chance check it out.
