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LadyEllen -> RE: Sharia in Saudi Arabia (11/22/2006 2:37:00 PM)
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There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.
Now, on what basis do we think that we can negotiate with people who think like that? There is no give in such a statement, no interpretation and no accomodation.
And all that flows from such an authoritation creed and relies upon it, such as sharia "law", shares in that same lack of mutability. And whether Muslims tell us or not that sharia is not part of Islam, but a cultural appendix to it, is irrelevant; it is after all the religious courts and the mullahs who dispense it in the name of their God, therefore it must be considered all of a part.
When one considers the misogynistic outlook posited by this worldview, whilst it annoys me no end that we have in the UK so many instances of Pakistani men who go out in gangs in their cars, raping young women - mostly white women, one can understand it better at least. Women are chattels and can be used and abused as any man sees fit. And white women are ferengi chattels and therefore count for even less. And should any woman, Muslim or ferengi, complain about the "rightful" treatment they receive at the hands of a man, well, shouldnt she expect punishment simply for that complaint? After all, to take it seriously and act upon it, would imply that women count for something, or perish the thought, might be equitable before the law and heaven forfend, before God.
Even so, I am glad that I am only talking here about the fundamentalists. Or am I? There is a Muslim man who attends our police advisory meetings as a member of the race/cultural group - all members are screened and approved prior to appointment so one would think that this guy would be a moderate at least. Why then does he become so offended when any woman speaks in the meeting? Why does he not turn up at all, when a senior officer who happens to be female chairs the meeting?
I really, truly, honestly want to believe that Islam and Muslims in general, are not a threat to us and our culture, that its just a minority who present dangerously, but when I see a man like this, act in this way, I really, truly, honestly, cannot be sure of that I'm afraid.
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