Shock in England for a video in which the principal imam of the Green Lane mosque in Birmingham explains how to correctly stone a woman.
The video, released on social media, went viral: in a sermon the imam of the mosque, already known for his extremist and fundamentalist positions, explains how the stoning of an adulterous woman should be performed. The affair caused a stir and indignation, so much so that the authorities immediately revoked a grant of 2 million pounds intended for that mosque.
Imam Sheikh Zakaullah Saleem explains the correct procedure for stoning: the woman found guilty of adultery, he says, must first be "buried up to her waist to safeguard her modesty", only after can the throwing of stones begin, which ends when the convict dies of her injuries.
The video has also been removed from Youtube. The same imam had asked the British authorities to take legal action against a teacher "guilty" of having shown images of Muhammad prohibited by Islam in class.
Another imam of the same mosque instead explained in another sermon that a woman must "accommodate the sexual needs of her husband whenever he wishes", thus also justifying rape in the home.
(Unioneonline/L)