Extreme Justice: Stoning to Death For Beauty Contestant

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Katya Koren whose crime was that she enjoyed wearing fashionable clothes and had come seventh in a beauty contest!

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A teenage Muslim girl has been stoned to death under “Sharia law” after taking part in a beauty contest in the Ukraine.

Katya’s body was found in a village near her home where it was buried in a forest.

One of the three who had been named is 16-year-old Bihal Gaziev, currently under arrest when he told police that Katya had “violated the laws of Sharia.”

New death sentences by stoning have been gaining in popularity and imposed in Iran, Nigeria and Pakistan.

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- your opinion about Islamic religion

- how we can stop women being stoned to death

- sexism in Spain in the time of our grandparents

-  Should western countries do something about stoning women?

- The attitude that Muslim women should have.

Muslim Girl Stoned To Death After Taking Part In Beauty Contest

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Katya Koren's body was found buried in a forest near her home in the Chimea region

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A murder investigation launched by police in Ukraine looking into the death of a teenage Muslim girl, Katya Koren, 19, has found she was stoned to death by three Muslim youth after participating in a beauty contest because, they believed, she had violated ‘Sharia law,’ the Mail said.

Sharia law is the code of conduct or religious law dealing with many topics, including crime, politics and economics, as well as sexuality, hygiene, diet, prayer, and fasting.

To know more on the topic
In turns, ask your partner three questions about the following subjects and answer his/her questions. Start with the first one.

- your opinion about Islamic religion

- how we can stop women being stoned to death

- sexism in Spain in the time of our grandparents

-  Should western countries do something about stoning women?

- The attitude that Muslim women should have.

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1.  What nationality are these women?
2. When is it easier to lose weight, if you sleep a lot, if you sleep little, or neither of them?
3. When do you lose more weight, if you're stressed, or if you're relaxed?
4. What percentage of adults are obese in the UK?
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