Sharia coming to Chad.
“People who refuse marriage proposals in Chad to be fined,” by Tom Collins, Telegraph, August 11, 2022:
Women who refuse marriage proposals in northern Chad will have to pay a fine of up to £30 under a new ruling.
The Higher Islamic Council in the eastern town of Mangalmé has decreed that men must pay £12 and women up to £30 for refusing to marry. Local authorities said the fine, known as “amchilini”, is based on the Quran and follows Sharia law….
Critics say the law will be used to penalise under-age girls who are frequently forced into marriage with older men in the central African country.
Chad, which is in the middle of the Sahara Desert, has the highest rate of child marriage in the world – 70 per cent of girls are married before they are 18, according to Unicef. Around 30 per cent of girls are married before they turn 15.
This is despite a law that was passed in 2015 to criminalise child marriages. The ruling also contravenes the constitution which states that Chad is a secular country.
It adds to further fears by the substantial Christian minority that Chad’s legal framework is moving towards Sharia law. The most recent census found that 52.1 per cent of the population were Muslim and 43.9 per cent Christian….
Christian communities opposed constitutional reforms in 2018 that required politicians to swear a Muslim oath when entering office. They also object to “Diya”, a concept in Sharia law where the perpetrator of a crime pays “blood money” to victims’ families.
CogitoErgoSum says
Do these people have no dignity at all? I would hope there would have to be some witnesses to the proposal. What man in front of witnesses would accept money from a woman for refusing his marriage proposal? Any man who would do such a thing should immediately be stripped of the right to be called any thing close to a man. The word I would use is jackass.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
“Local authorities said the fine [for refusing to marry], known as “amchilini”, is based on the Quran and follows Sharia law.”
Please cite the relevant Quran passage(s). This is substandard reporting.
CogitoErgoSum says
There does need to be more details provided. Let’s hope Tom Collins at The Telegraph is paying attention – or the editors there are.
Hoi Polloi says
Maybe you can help us out and take on the risk of angering 1.4B people who will kill you for accurately citing their texts.
Hoi Polloi says
The article merely quotes those from Chad who say it is islamic practice. “The Higher Islamic Council in the eastern town of Mangalmé….”
Both addressed to Mark.
Infidel says
Chad is a country that’s already 57% muslim: under those circumstances, it’s a wonder that it’s not already a shariah state
Eleanor says
What a nice little earner! Where do I sign up? Joking aside, what a total entrapment for the women there.
Michael says
Tom Collins writes excellent articles.
Thanks for giving him credit Robert.
European pagan says
It’s not in the Quran 😂😂
Do they have to accept the first idiot who wants to marry them or they have to pay?