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

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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/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38486/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38486/1/Dr._Norazlan_WOCIHAC.pdf

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spelling	iium-384862014-10-08T02:45:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38486/ Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail Ahmad Tajudin, Bazlin Darina GN Anthropology KBP Islamic Law 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 shown that the number of rape cases involving Muslims, i.e., the Malays are much higher compared to other ethnic groups, i.e., the non-Muslims. This paper attempts to examine statutory rape among Malay teenagers with reference to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Statutory rape refers to crime committed to a victim by a perpetrator; both are whom below 16 years old. This study was conducted at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarter (IPK, KL) involving 18 statutory rape cases in police reports and statements for the year 2006 to 2009. Several important findings are discovered throughout the study, of which there are certain factors that contribute to statutory rape. The factors include, among others, coupling at a young age, lepak (loafing) and poor parenting. It is pertinent for the authority to identify these factors and at the same time, provide effective mechanisms to curb these statutory rape cases from becoming rampant among the Muslims in Malaysia, particularly among teenagers. Finally, this paper will also provide guiding principles to create cognizance in regards to parents’ liberal idea on the interaction between males and females that encourage teenagers eventually to have sex at a very young age. Keywords: Islamic teachings, Malays, teenagers, interactions, statutory rape 2011 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38486/1/Dr._Norazlan_WOCIHAC.pdf Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan and Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail and Ahmad Tajudin, Bazlin Darina (2011) Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In: World Congress for Islamic History and Civilization (WOCIHAC), 10-11 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur. http://wocihac.blogspot.com/
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description	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 shown that the number of rape cases involving Muslims, i.e., the Malays are much higher compared to other ethnic groups, i.e., the non-Muslims. This paper attempts to examine statutory rape among Malay teenagers with reference to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Statutory rape refers to crime committed to a victim by a perpetrator; both are whom below 16 years old. This study was conducted at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarter (IPK, KL) involving 18 statutory rape cases in police reports and statements for the year 2006 to 2009. Several important findings are discovered throughout the study, of which there are certain factors that contribute to statutory rape. The factors include, among others, coupling at a young age, lepak (loafing) and poor parenting. It is pertinent for the authority to identify these factors and at the same time, provide effective mechanisms to curb these statutory rape cases from becoming rampant among the Muslims in Malaysia, particularly among teenagers. Finally, this paper will also provide guiding principles to create cognizance in regards to parents’ liberal idea on the interaction between males and females that encourage teenagers eventually to have sex at a very young age. Keywords: Islamic teachings, Malays, teenagers, interactions, statutory rape
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail Ahmad Tajudin, Bazlin Darina
author_facet	Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail Ahmad Tajudin, Bazlin Darina
author_sort	Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan
title	Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_short	Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full	Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_sort	islam and gender: statutory rape cases among malays in kuala lumpur, malaysia
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Islam and gender: statutory rape cases among Malays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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