“The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, through the Secretariat of Advocacy and Empowerment of Muslim Women, will organised an international conference on the caning sentence, Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said. She said the conference would discuss the caning sentence among Muslim countries. "The ministry hopes that through the conference, which will be attended by ministers and experts, we can make a comparative study whether the sentence is normally practised among Muslim countries," she told reporters after signing a memorandum of cooperation between the ministry and Oman's Social Development Ministry here Monday. Shahrizat said the proposal for the conference, expected to be held as early as three months from now, would be submitted to the cabinet soon. "We can share ideas and practices and gain in-depth knowledge on how each country views the caning sentence," she said…………..”

Malaysia wants to hold an international conference on “caning women". Nothing about spanking, just caning; spanking might be too intimate, although it doesn't draw blood. Perhaps Saudi Arabia will introduce an amendment to the agenda of the conference to discuss beheadings in public squares (but for both sexes this time). Maybe Sudan’s dictator will want the urgent issue of cutting the hands of thieves discussed as well. Nothing about the amputation of the feet of runaway slaves yet, but perhaps some country (Mauretania?) will introduce that issue.
No wonder the world doesn’t take us seriously.Aalthough having some oil and surplus petromoney helps it pretend doing so.
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