Another link some may find interesting though it's theme is much broader than the discussion in this thread:

Gender, sexuality and the criminal laws in the Middle East and North Africa: a comparative study

penal laws in most Arab countries treat women differently from men...based on the definition of their sexual roles...
Penal codes clearly discriminate against women and contradict international human rights norms ...
a useful resource for comparative analysis, and to equip women's rights activists with facts.

Wolfgang