Musahaqah

Illustration of tribadism, a form of female same-sex activity referenced in Islamic jurisprudence as musaheqeh.

Musaheqeh (Persian: مساحقه) is a legal and religious term.^[1]^[2] In Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and under the Islamic Penal Code of Iran, musaheqeh refers to a situation in which an adult, mentally competent, and consenting woman brings her genitalia into contact with the genitalia of another woman.^[3]^[4] The prescribed punishment for musaheqeh is one hundred lashes, with no distinction made between Muslims and non-Muslims.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Iran - The Islamic Penal Code of 2013, Books I, II and V". Equality Now. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
^ "Iran: Islamic Penal Code". Refworld. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
^ "Country Information and Guidance Iran: Sexual orientation and gender identity" (PDF).
^ IHRDC (2013-04-04). "Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Book One & Book Two". Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
^ اسدی, لیلا سادات. "مساحقه، جرمی علیه زنان". فصلنامه مطالعات راهبردی زنان (in Persian). 5 (20): 101. ISSN 2008-2827.
^ "New Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran: An Overview" (PDF).

[1] "Iran - The Islamic Penal Code of 2013, Books I, II and V". Equality Now. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2025-05-31.

[2] "Iran: Islamic Penal Code". Refworld. Retrieved 2025-05-31.

[3] "Country Information and Guidance Iran: Sexual orientation and gender identity" (PDF).

[4] IHRDC (2013-04-04). "Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Book One & Book Two". Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. Retrieved 2025-05-31.

[5] اسدی, لیلا سادات. "مساحقه، جرمی علیه زنان". فصلنامه مطالعات راهبردی زنان (in Persian). 5 (20): 101. ISSN 2008-2827.

[6] "New Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran: An Overview" (PDF).

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