This was inevitable once Sharia provisions began to be introduced, and not surprising coming from Choudary. But look what changes the supporters of Sharia have in mind for Britain. “Now Muslims Demand: Give Us Full Sharia Law,” by Martyn Brown for the Daily Express, October 15 (thanks to all who sent this in): A RADICAL […]
Human Rights Watch: “Stoning and flogging constitute torture in any circumstances”
Absent as ever, of course, is any recognition of these punishments’ origins in the Qur’an and in Muhammad’s own example, though in this case that is as much the fault of the reporting as the apparent omissions in the statement from Human Right’s Watch. “New Indonesia stoning law is ‘torture’: rights group,” from Agence France-Presse, […]
Somalia: More amputations for theft
Sharia Alert. And where are they getting this idea? Which benevolent, compassionate verses of the Qur’an are they misunderstanding? Well, there’s Qur’an 5:38: “As to the thief, male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power.” And Qur’an […]
Female Kuwaiti MP challenges Sharia stipulation in election law
An update on this story, as the hijab saga continues. The vague stipulation that Kuwaiti women observe Sharia in parliament was only a transparent effort at managing the potential liability of uppity women legislators. “Kuwaiti MP seeks to scrap Sharia controls in election law,” from Agence France-Presse, October 12: KUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti female lawmaker […]
Attempt to strengthen laws on violence against women runs up against Sharia
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women (CEDAW) is essentially a dead letter in Islamic countries, because of Sharia — and the Koran’s command to beat disobedient women (4:34). “Human Rights vs. Sharia: Violence Against Women,” by Valentina Colombo for Hudson NY, October 5: The great irony of the recent […]
Anti-Sharia and Islamization rally in UK
A press release from Stop the Islamisation of Europe: Harrow stop mosque building demo 13th December The Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, publicly read an Islamic poem including the lines: “The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and Muslims our soldiers…” HAMMER THEIR HELMETS! BLUNT THEIR BAYONETS! […]
Obama’s Muslim adviser says Sharia “misunderstood”
Yes, all that hand-chopping and stoning really isn’t all that bad, if you look at it from the right perspective. Dalia Mogahed, you may recall, along with John Esposito cooked the data from a global survey of Muslim attitudes in order to increase the number of Muslim “moderates” — classifying people as “moderate” who hate […]
Taliban: Don’t worry about us, we just want to build an Islamic state
“We had and have no plan of harming countries of the world, including those in Europe … our goal is the independence of the country and the building of an Islamic state.” Of course, no Islamic jihadist would say that working toward the implementation of Sharia was “harming” countries of the world. As far as […]
Malaysian appeals court upholds caning for former model caught drinking beer
The outcome of this appeals process will set a precedent for the future of Malaysian law. If the judiciary does not challenge this type of punishment, it will not only pave the way for more canings, but also invite pressure for even more Sharia. An update on this story. “Malaysia upholds woman’s caning,” from BBC […]
Gaddafithink: “If the Taliban wants to make a religious state, okay, like the Vatican. Does the Vatican constitute a danger against us? No!”
It’s daffy, all right, but in reality Gaddafi is reflecting the conventional wisdom here. What’s the difference between an Islamic state and a Christian state? Why, maybe the cut of one’s beard or the style of one’s hat. That’s it. Stonings? Amputations? Denial of free speech? Denial of legal equality? What are you, some kind […]
Morocco: Dissident receives 100 death threats in a week for defying daytime eating ban for Ramadan
“There is no compulsion in religion,” (Qur’an 2:256) except when there is. And that time comes when the implementation of Sharia is strong enough to impose criminal punishments for the neglect of religious observances: i.e., when the time for the soft sell is over. “Threats for breaking Morocco fast,” from BBC News, September 18: A […]
Indonesian government to ask supreme court to review Sharia penalties in Aceh
Any potential ruling would set a far-reaching precedent for Indonesia’s handling of encroaching Sharia law. For that matter, any inaction by the court system and by the broader government also sends a message: that the non-Islamic government will take the path of least resistance and turn a blind eye to subversion of the national constitution. […]
Indonesia stoning law: “This law will make people afraid to visit Aceh. It’s medieval and stupid.”
Indonesia continues its march toward Sharia. More on this story. “Unease in Indonesia after Aceh passes strict sharia bill,” from Deutsche Presse Agentur, September 15 (thanks to James): Jakarta – Some Indonesians expressed dismay Tuesday after the parliament in the staunchly Muslim province of Aceh approved an Islamic crime bill that allows stoning-to-death for adulterers. […]