Indonesian 'Punks' Caned for Pre-marital Sex
AFP: LANGSA, Indonesia — Sharia police in Aceh, the only Indonesian province to practise the Islamic law, caned a homeless "punk" couple nine times Friday after they were caught having pre-marital sex in public.

Around 100 people in the town of Langsa watched and cheered when sharia police in green-and-black hoods caned the 21-year-old woman and her 23-year-old boyfriend, along with 11 others convicted of gambling.

"Those kids are punks. They were caught having sex by the public and were arrested by sharia police," Langsa prosecutor's office head Putra Masduri told AFP.

Masduri said the couple were often seen loitering on the streets dressed as punks, however they dressed in traditional white Islamic clothing for their caning.

Although they were arrested for pre-marital sex, their punishment comes amid a crackdown on punks in the province, in which police have raided cafes and parks to detain youths contributing to what authorities call a "social disease". » | AFP | Friday, April 20, 2012

Egyptian Politicians Call for Gigimo Artificial Virginity Hymen Kit to Be Banned
THE TELEGRAPH: Egyptian politicians have demanded that an ‘Artificial Virginity Hymen’ kit be banned in the country, calling it a “mark of shame”.

The Gigimo Artificial Virginity Hymen kit: controversial in Egypt Photo: The Telegraph
Artificial Virginity Hymen is distributed by a Chinese company called Gigimo and sells for about £19. It consists of a pouch which is inserted inside a woman’s vagina before sex and leaks a blood-like substance when broken during intercourse.

Its website says, in broken English: “No more worry about losing your virginity. With this product, you can have your first night back anytime... Add in a few moans and groans, you will pass through undetectable.”

Sheik Sayed Askar, a member of the conservative Muslim Brotherhood political party, said: "It will be a mark of shame on the ruling party if it allowed this product to enter the market."

"This product encourages illicit sexual relations. Islamic culture forbids these relations except within the confines of marriage.

Abdel Moati Bayoumi, a prominent Islamic scholar, agreed. He said: "I think this should absolutely not be allowed to be exported because it brings more harm than benefits. Whoever does it (imports it) should be punished." However, the product has met with some support. … >>> Tom Chivers | Tuesday, October 06, 2009

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Saudi Sex Boasts Man Apologises
BBC: A Saudi man who boasted about his sexual conquests on an Arabic TV station has tearfully apologised, as calls mounted for him to be punished.

Mazen Abdul Jawad talked about his sexual conquests, starting with a neighbour when he was 14, and how he picks up women in the kingdom.

Saudi media say officials are considering whether to charge him.

Pre-marital sex is illegal in Saudi Arabia and Mr Abdul Jawad could face imprisonment or flogging.

Discreet society

Saudi Arabia is not only the most conservative society in the Arab world, it is also the most discreet.

If people break its strict Islamic code they face punishment - lashes or imprisonment for drinking or non-marital sex.

These rules are flouted by locals as well as expatriates, but almost everyone who breaks the rules keeps quiet about it and hopes they won't be found out.

So it is unusual for a Saudi man to appear on TV freely discussing the ways in which he has transgressed the Saudi code. >>> Sebastian Usher, BBC News | Monday, July 27, 2009

lePOINT.fr: Arabie saoudite: Arrêté pour avoir vanté sa vie sexuelle à la télévision
Un Saoudien a été arrêté pour s'être vanté de sa vie sexuelle lors d'une émission télévisée, a rapporté jeudi le quotidien Arab News. Mazen Abdel Jawad de Jeddah (ouest) a été interpellé par les autorités après avoir participé la semaine dernière à l'émission "Ligne Rouge" de la chaîne satellitaire libanaise LBC, très suivie en Arabie saoudite. Durant l'émission, Jawad a expliqué avoir eu sa première expérience sexuelle à l'âge de 14 ans, avant de décrire dans les détails ses exploits sexuels ultérieurs. Il a ainsi expliqué comment il utilisait la fonction Bluetooth de son téléphone portable pour tenter d'entrer en contact avec des Saoudiennes disposant également de cette fonction technologique de radio à courte distance et obtenir des rendez-vous galants, dans un pays où la mixité est strictement interdite. Il a aussi fourni des recettes aphrodisiaques.

Son intervention télévisée a suscité une centaine de plaintes auprès des autorités judiciaires, ce qui a conduit à son arrestation, rapporte le journal, indiquant qu'il risque des poursuites pour vice et relations sexuelles avant le mariage. Il encourt une peine de prison ou la flagellation, toujours selon le journal. "L'émission présente des anomalies et des déviances sociales, qui sont inacceptables et immorales et qui doivent être punies selon la charia", la loi islamique, a commenté Ahmad Qasim Al-Ghamdi, directeur du bureau régional à La Mecque de la "Commission de promotion de la vertu et de prévention du vice", la puissante police religieuse du royaume.

En Arabie saoudite, pays ultraconservateur régi par une interprétation puritaine de l'islam, la loi impose une stricte séparation des sexes et interdit les rencontres entre femmes et hommes n'ayant pas de relation familiale. La police religieuse inspecte régulièrement les restaurants et autres lieux fréquentés par la jeunesse. [Source: LePoint.fr] | AFP | Jeudi 23 Juillet 2009