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Prejudiced pundits fuss over sharia : Comments

By Irfan Yusuf, published 15/2/2008

The debate raging over the Archbishop of Canterbury's reported comments on sharia law has failed to address what sharia really means.

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Yindin, I just wonder what would have happened had the "indigenous peoples" throughout the world obtained a monotheistic superstition and guns and swords before those other "indigenous peoples" who got them first. Would've have been the same old thing in reverse. Face it; all human beings of whatever colour, armament and superstition are pretty awful to each other for a lot of the time and fairness has never been an issue. Even the"indigenous peoples" have their own ethnic cleansings and ethnocides. First bloke to make a club was ever the winner. We can ALL do better. Which does bring religious superstition back into the picture as providing a framework for social behaviour, and sharia law seems more mediaeval and brutal than christianity of the modern sort. Which is why Rudd said "Sorry" the other day.
Posted by HenryVIII, Friday, 15 February 2008 2:04:10 PM
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What do we do about islam and arabs ? They are such 7th and 9th century people living in the 21st century. They are so backwards
and primitive, I see no hope. islam is going to keep them in the pre dark ages forever. As long as they believe in mohammed and the koran, they are destined to be backwards and will not make any civilizational progress. They are a lost people, condemend to the past, they will never make any forward progress, nor any contribution
to the present, and civilation, as we know it. What do we do ?

DeepDarkOpps
Posted by DeeprkOpps, Friday, 15 February 2008 3:14:33 PM
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Trying to justify islam is an insult to the Western world, unless you are addressing the left, which is also an insult to the Western World.
The world has progressed beyond the 7th and 9th centuries, unless of course, you are an arab or a moslem. Time and civilization generally move forward, unless you live in the dark ages of the moslem world, where time stands still or goes backwards. The arabs and moslems are an insult to civilization, probably beyond hope. The real question is, what does Western Civilization do to combat the barbarians at the gate. I know the answer, but am reluctant to be the first one to state the one and only answer. America and the Western World, due to polictical correctness, are reluctant to say what lies ahead. We will see it in Europe, probablly in France first, but maybe Belgium or the Netherlands. These are the areas most at risk and Europe has a very violent history. The Europeans, in spite of there seemingly cultural and political surrender, will finally come to grips with reality and take drastic measures to rid the continate of the moslem invaders and colonizers, who will no assimilate into European socitity.

May God bless Europe and allah be dammed. This is Valentines day, but not in most of the moslem world, it is forbidden, love and affection are not allowed, at least in public, in that dark ages land of the dark ages, sand people barbarians.

DeepDarkOpps
Posted by DeeprkOpps, Friday, 15 February 2008 4:51:40 PM
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Are you some kind of troll, DeeprkOpps, pretending to be a nutty right winger? If you are, wind it back, or the men with white coats will be there soon.

If not, wind it back - you will enjoy life more.
Posted by ChrisPer, Friday, 15 February 2008 5:52:28 PM
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Just to clear things up:

SHARIA is a broad code of conduct governing life, from dietary rules to clothing.

Where does it come from? - Sharia meaning "way" or "path" is derived from the teachings of the Koran, the Hadith (sayings and conduct of the prophet Muhammad) and the rulings of Islamic scholars. There are five different schools.

How is it applied in states? Sharia is law in some states. Many Muslim countries have adopted elements of Sharia governing inheritance, banking, marriage and contracts.

What are hadd offences? The popular understanding of sharia - such as stoning of adulterers or severing of thieves' hands - relates only to certain criminal offences known as hadd offences. The penalties for these are not law in most Muslim countries but have become a potent symbol of sharia through application in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan, under the Taliban.

I think before any one of us makes any additional comments - we'd best
be sure we know what we're talking about. What can we "infidels"
possibly know about the workings of the Muslim world?
Posted by Foxy, Friday, 15 February 2008 9:50:28 PM
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AWWWW PLEASE!!

Have a heart Dumkopf; we already have more than our fair share of nutters here..
Posted by Ginx, Friday, 15 February 2008 10:45:40 PM
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