Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan, Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail, Ahmad Tajudin, Bazlin Darina
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: GN Anthropology; KBP Islamic Law
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/38486/1/Dr._Norazlan_WOCIHAC.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/38486/; http://wocihac.blogspot.com/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In Muslim societies, girls and boys are expected to behave in accordance with social, cultural and most importantly, Islamic teachings. In Islam, interactions between the sexes are permitted within certain limits specified by the Qur’an and Sunnah. Sadly to say, despite all of this, statistics have...