Ignoring The Facts When Publishing A Newspaper

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On Friday the New York Times posted an op-ed piece entitled, “Don’t Fear Islamic Law in America.” I would like to disagree. I am not planning to bore you with the details of Islamic Law–I have written about many of its tenets before. Instead, I would just like to cite a few examples of life in countries where there is Islamic (Sharia) Law. But, as an aside, I suspect that the reason the New York Times is calling it Islamic Law rather than Sharia Law (which it is) is that many people might not realize that they are the same thing.

Yahoo News reported on August 12 of this year:

In its 2010 report, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says almost 800 women were victims of “honor killings” — murders aimed at preserving the honor of male relatives — and 2,900 women reported raped — almost eight a day.

The bulk, or almost 2,600, were raped in Punjab alone, Pakistan’s most populous province.

And the numbers are rising: media reports say crimes against women have risen 18 percent in the year to May and the human rights commission believes its figures represent only a fraction of the attacks which take place across the country.

Pakistan is a country under Islamic Law.

On November 17, 2010, AOL News reported:

Saudi Arabia has no religious freedom in theory or practice, according to a report released today by the U.S. State Department. The report also slammed other countries, including Iran and China, for their lack of tolerance of diverse faiths.

“The public practice of non-Muslim religions is prohibited” and Saudi government officials “continued to raid private non-Muslim religious gatherings,” the report said.

Saudi Arabia is under Sharia Law. Religious freedom is not part of Sharia Law. It is a very necessary part of our democracy.

Iran is also a country ruled by Islamic Law. Breitbart posted a story about the fashion police in Iran a few years ago:

Tehran’s police have said they are operating a three stage process in implementing the new wave of a crackdown on dress deemed to be unIslamic, which started with some intensity on Monday afternoon.

First, women are given a verbal warning on the street. If the problem is not resolved there, they are taken to the police station for “guidance” and to sign a vow not to repeat the offence. Should this be unsuccessful, their case is handed to the judiciary.

“Sure my manto is short, but there are many others whose clothes are more seductive than mine and they walking by without any punishment,” one of the arrested girls in the minibus complained bitterly.

The arrested women will now go to a “centre for combating vice”.

Their parents will be phoned and they will bring a longer coat and fuller headscarf for their daughters. If the young women sign the pledge they will then be released. 

As someone who raised three daughters, all of whom were teenagers at one time, I would have loved to have the fashion police in my house. However, the idea of fashion police is not compatible with democracy.

If we allow Sharia (Islamic) Law into our courts, we will undermine our democracy. Those who support Sharia Law do not support individual freedom.

 

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