Muslim Court Orders Malaysian Women Caned for Same-Sex Relationship The women were each struck six times in a Shariah court. Human rights and legal groups called the punishment a form of torture that should be banned. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Britain’s Theresa May Makes News by Saying She Won’t QuitIrrawaddy River Journal: In Myanmar, an Alliance Between River Dolphins and Fishermen Is at StakeIraq Declares Victory Over ISIS in Tal AfarSumiteru Taniguchi, Survivor of Nagasaki A-Bomb, Dies at 885 Suspects in Bhutto Assassination Cleared by Pakistani CourtChina Sets Date for Major Communist Party Reshuffle