In some Muslim countries,
governed by shari’ah law, stoning is still practiced. These countries include Nigeria,
Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates. At the beginning of 2002, four
stoning verdicts against women in Islamic states were announced: two in Nigeria, one in
Sudan and one in Pakistan. All of these were charged with adultery. Stoning punishments
were issued recently in Nigeria for the crimes of adultery and sodomy.
In Iran stoning is not practiced currently and even before 2002, stoning was rare
in Iran, (Although hanging is a common punishment for serious offenses, such as drug-
smuggling and murder). Because the Iranian Penal Code provides the most complete
legal formulae for stoning, among the Islamic countries, it is the code that will most often
be cited in this paper.
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