Only last week a Moslem women was tried in Malaysia for drinking beer in public and she was found to be guilty. Her penality was 40 lashes!

Today a women in Sudan was accused of wearing indicent clothing and also got 40 lashes. Another 10 women got 10 lashes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8182658.stm

Personally, I wish that women women would have the same rights than men. Why are women punished for what they are wearing or what they were doing? Would a men get 40 lashes for wearing shorts or drinking beer?