I don’t know her. But I stand up for her, because I have recently learned she is to be stoned to death for adultery in Iran. You can read about this horrifying situation here:
Ashtiani was originally condemned to 99 lashes, a sentence which was carried out in front of her 17-year-old son. Now, after re-examining her case, Iranian authorities have decided she should also be stoned to death.
To be clear, these maniacs want to throw rocks at this woman’s head until her brains are dashed out.
Treating people like this is evil. Regimes that do such things must be exposed, rattled and, at times, replaced. And in countries fortunate enough not to be subject to such brutality, we ought to recalibrate our priorities from cozy concerns like reality shows and “climate change” to the plight of our fellow human beings.
This struggle is cultural, psychological, military, and economic. Most of all, it is a test of wills. Do we have the strength to call evil by its name and resist, or will we fumble about and find reasons not to until it’s too late?
I pray it is not too late. For her life first and foremost, but also for ours if we fail to stand up against evil when called.
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Update: Apparently they may not stone her. Though she still could be executed.
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Where are the feminists when this happens? promoting abortion to give women freedom, when these women are the real slaves.
I ask Iranian government, when they have already punished her why punishing her again and again.
Why only Women are becoming the victom of Stonning, hanging, and lashes why not those Police mens or Govermnet dogs who do these force rape in prision to these innocent girls and run these police man run prostitution ring.
First i ask Iran to really create a pure Islamic System, why Sakina did this because IRAN do not support their people to give food to live. Why you dont have a ZAkAT/TAX system where every need get fulfill their need. That is the root cause of all problem.
The Problem in Iranian Govt. Stop butchering These innocent people, i am a Muslim too and i hate you as Muslim
Fear Allah, one the day of judgement We will not let you go
Imran from PAKISTAN
I’m with Julie.
Adultery takes two. What happened to the man involved in this situation?
@Melissa
I’m guessing he’s out looking for his stones to throw. Ain’t that usually the way?
Sadly instances such as this are common in Muslin countries. Unfortunately people in the western world are unaware of the atrocities carried out under Sharia law in all Islamic countries daily. The fault for this I believe falls squarely on the shoulders of the main stream media although even if we were kept well informed on how savage the Islamic lifestyle actually is there is nothing we can do that will change it.
I know it’s painful for any person to feel the way Sakina does, especially as she thinks of her children. I’m sure she regrets what has happened to her, and hates the punishment and wonders why it’s so harsh. I can feel for her. However, you did not post the whole story, the part where her re-trial was due to the involvement of the person with whom she committed adultery being the killer of her husband.
It is the ignorance of commenters here to just post without knowing the whole story facts. How unfortunate…?
Should there be no consideration to both sides of the story? Rather than asking herself the question: “Many nights, before sleeping, I think to myself how can anybody be prepared to throw stones at me; to aim at my face and hands? Why?”
Perhaps the question should be about what her action sets as an example to others around her;
(a) the action she took before she was discovered to have sinned
(b) the one that she may have participated in directly or indirectly (i.e.: her husband being killed), by her lover no less, and,
(c) the action she is about to endure (the stoning)
There is no doubt that sin will continue to occur in society even when punishment is set as an example; certainly, it will happen far less frequently. So I support punishment, and I am hopeful that if I commit sin and that society decides to punish me that I will contemplate it in the following way:
To spend the time one has to repent. After all whatever you believe in, there are consequences to every action, and whether you believe in a God or not, such repentance allows everyone to become peaceful with themselves and with each other, instead of the animosity being raised by these counter arguing articles. There is Mercy to be had here, but you must allow such mercy to show itself through the example of consequence for action
Also, the published articles, even by so called Amnesty Organizations, is deplorable – Has it gotten so bad that it is important enough to ignore that a man (her husband) was killed? Could she not have been a part of some unbiased circumstance/action that was less than defensible as it related to him? The biased one-sided-ness of these article is what I object to – It is so one-sided aiming only to shine light on Shari’a Law as if it is a barbaric system, with antiquated roots. Incredulous…!!!
Everyone creates and manages laws to preserve the sanctity of family and society in their own communities, and they evolve laws to fit the crime. It is okay to punish someone with capital punishment for killing a child in the Western World, but it is not okay to have someone take action that will destroy the social fabric slowly but surely. Why try and impose one’s laws upon another community in the name of Civility, when it is that very same civility that you are not willing to consider furnishing to the same party you are demanding it from?
And, if the mainstream media was truly as open as you would like it to be, then you would also learn about the atrocities and the purely profit motivated policies imposed and committed by Western visitors to Islamic and Middle Eastern states during the past 150 years. The policies that are supposed to spread Democracy, when they’re really intended to create excuses and openings to enable the pillaging and plundering ways of opportunistic regimes. Perhaps, your work and energy should start at home first…
May we all have the foresight and be granted the Grace to stay in God’s Mercy and Guidance!