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Mike Thompson However, this story can be understood as a choice between two evils. Having a single mother in a very conservative society or forcing the victim and the rapist to get married. The second choice unfortunately seems to be the lesser evil.
Mike Thompson The punishment for rape under Islamic law is death. However in practice what happens defers according to the culture of each countries. In relatively liberal countries like Lebanon and Syria, a rapist usually ends up in prison. In Saudi Arabia, he is most likely to get the death penalty.
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Mike Thompson However, this story can be understood as a choice between two evils. Having a single mother in a very conservative society or forcing the victim and the rapist to get married. The second choice unfortunately seems to be the lesser evil.
Mike Thompson The punishment for rape under Islamic law is death. However in practice what happens defers according to the culture of each countries. In relatively liberal countries like Lebanon and Syria, a rapist usually ends up in prison. In Saudi Arabia, he is most likely to get the death penalty.
Mike Thompson The punishment for rape under Islamic law is death. However in practice what happens defers according to the culture of each countries. In relatively liberal countries like Lebanon and Syria, a rapist usually ends up in prison. In Saudi Arabia, he is most likely to get the death penalty.