Shariah law imposes second class status on women and is incompatible with the standards of liberal Western societies and the basic principles of human rights that include equality under the law and the protection of individual freedoms. The shariah code mandates the complete authority of men over women, including the control of their movement, education, marital options, clothing, bodies, place of residence and all other aspects of their existence. Further, it calls for the beating, punishment, and murder of women who don’t comply with shariah requirements.
Shariah: an all-encompassing and in-transmutable system of Islamic jurisprudence, found in the Koran and the Sunnah, that covers all aspect of life, including daily routines, hygiene, familial roles and responsibilities, social order and conduct, directives on relationships with Muslims and non-Muslims, religious obligations, financial dealings and many other facets of living.
Ird: the sexual purity of a woman that confers honor to her husband, family and community. Ird is based on the traditional standards of behavior set forth in the shariah code and includes subservience to male relatives, modest dress which could include veiling and the covering of the body, and restricted movement outside of the home. The loss of a woman’s ird confers shame upon her family and can result in ostracism by the community, economic damage, political consequences and the loss of self esteem.
Zina: the Koranic word for sexual relations outside of marriage. Under shariah law, Zina is punished by lashings, imprisonment or stoning to death.
FGM: female genital mutilation refers to the partial or complete removal of the female genitalia for religious and cultural reasons. It is practiced to preserve a female’s chastity and dampen her sexual desire. FGM is permitted in the Koran but required by the Shafi’i, one of the four schools of shariah law within Sunni Islam.
Honor Killing: a murder, usually of a female, committed to restore the social and political standing of a family or community when it is believed that the victim has violated traditional behavioral expectations. Such violations can include improper covering of the body, appearing in public without a male relative chaperone, talking to an unrelated male, or exhibiting independence in thought and action. An honor killing can also be based on hearsay or gossip that is perceived as damaging to a woman’s relatives.
Forced Marriage: a marriage that is conducted without the consent of one or both parties in which duress is a factor. Such duress can include violence or physical intimidation, psychological abuse, blackmailing, kidnapping, or threats of imprisonment or institutional confinement.
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
CIA Hosts Training by Muslim Brotherhood Leader and Hamas Supporter
The ADAMS Center is a Muslim Brotherhood front organization. It was founded by some of the most senior Muslim Brothers in the United States, to include Ahmed Totanji, who still resides in Herndon, Virginia. Its website proclaims “[ADAMS] is a membership organization registered in the State of Virginia as a non-profit, tax exempt corporation and is affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).”
Imam Magid is the Executive Director of the ADAMS Center. He is also the President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the largest Muslim Brotherhood organization in the U.S. which was found to be a financial support entity for Hamas in the largest terrorism financing and Hamas trial in U.S. history (US v Holy Land Foundation, Dallas, 2008). Having Magid advise and teach U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials can only be aptly described as insane. According to officials at Langley who were willing to speak on the condition of anonymity, this is an outrage – but none of the leaders on the inside seem to understand the gravity of this threat. To say the fox is in the hen house would be an understatement.
But the insanity does not end there. Imam Mohammed Magid continues to be a guest in the White House, works with the National Security Council, advises the Secretary of State, is on the DHS Homeland Security Advisory Working Group, and has received an award from the FBI. Magid continues to be treated by American leaders as if he is a friend, yet he is the leader of the largest MB front in the U.S. which financially supports the terrorist organization Hamas.
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
CIA Hosts Training by Muslim Brotherhood Leader and Hamas Supporter
The ADAMS Center is a Muslim Brotherhood front organization. It was founded by some of the most senior Muslim Brothers in the United States, to include Ahmed Totanji, who still resides in Herndon, Virginia. Its website proclaims “[ADAMS] is a membership organization registered in the State of Virginia as a non-profit, tax exempt corporation and is affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).”
Imam Magid is the Executive Director of the ADAMS Center. He is also the President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the largest Muslim Brotherhood organization in the U.S. which was found to be a financial support entity for Hamas in the largest terrorism financing and Hamas trial in U.S. history (US v Holy Land Foundation, Dallas, 2008). Having Magid advise and teach U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials can only be aptly described as insane. According to officials at Langley who were willing to speak on the condition of anonymity, this is an outrage – but none of the leaders on the inside seem to understand the gravity of this threat. To say the fox is in the hen house would be an understatement.
But the insanity does not end there. Imam Mohammed Magid continues to be a guest in the White House, works with the National Security Council, advises the Secretary of State, is on the DHS Homeland Security Advisory Working Group, and has received an award from the FBI. Magid continues to be treated by American leaders as if he is a friend, yet he is the leader of the largest MB front in the U.S. which financially supports the terrorist organization Hamas.
LOS ANGELES — Four Southern California men have been charged with plotting to kill Americans and destroy U.S. targets overseas by joining al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, federal officials said Monday.
The defendants, including a man who served in the U.S. Air Force, were arrested for plotting to bomb military bases and government facilities, and for planning to engage in "violent jihad," FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in a release.
A federal complaint unsealed Monday says 34-year-old Sohiel Omar Kabir of Pomona introduced two of the other men to the radical Islamist doctrine of Anwar al-Awlaki, a deceased al-Qaida leader. Kabir served in the Air Force from 2000 to 2001.
The other two — 23-year-old Ralph Deleon of Ontario and 21-year-old Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales of Upland — converted to Islam in 2010 and began engaging with Kabir and others online in discussions about jihad, including posting radical content to Facebook and expressing extremist views in comments.
They later recruited 21-year-old Arifeen David Gojali of Riverside.
Authorities allege that in Skype calls from Afghanistan, Kabir told the trio he would arrange their meetings with terrorists. Kabir added the would-be jihadists could sleep in mosques or the homes of fellow jihadists once they arrived in Afghanistan.
The trio made plans to depart in mid-November to carry out plots in Afghanistan, primarily, and Yemen, after they sold off belongings to scrape together enough cash to buy plane tickets and made passport arrangements.
In one online conversation, Santana told an FBI undercover agent that he wanted to commit jihad and expressed interest in a jihadist training camp in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
The complaint also alleges the men went to a shooting range several times, including a Sept. 10 trip in which Deleon told a confidential FBI source that he wanted to be on the front lines overseas and use C-4, an explosive, in an attack. Santana agreed.
"I wanna do C-4s if I could put one of these trucks right here with my, with that. Just drive into, like, the baddest military base," Santana said, according to the complaint.
Santana added he wanted to use a large quantity of the explosive. "If I'm gonna do that, I'm gonna take out a whole base. Might as well make it, like, big, ya know," he said.
According to the complaint, at the shooting range that day both Santana and Deleon told a confidential FBI source they were excited about the rewards from becoming a shaheed, which is Arabic for martyr.
Ten days later, during another trip to the shooting range to fire assault-style rifles, Santana told the source he had been around gangs and had no problem taking a life.
On Sept. 30, Gojali was recruited to the plot after he was asked if he had it in him to kill in jihad. Gojali answered, "Yeah, of course."
"I watch videos on the Internet, and I see what they are doing to our brothers and sisters. ... It makes me cry, and it gets like I'm, like, so angered with them," Gojali said, according to the complaint.
even here in the us, its hard to lock people up for "thought crimes"
i notice that all these thwarted bomb plots involve fbi coersion, where the accused rarely has the means to carry out the attack. everything seems to be supplied by the informant, the plan, the money, the materials and etc.
either there arent terrorist waiting to bomb us or the feds have been really good at catching them before they strike for the last 11 years
You seem to be in defense of Sharia law. I don't accept that view. Yes, I do know that it involves all kinds of things that are considered the complete and total adherence to Islam. That includes the subjection of women, including the male dominance over them and the right to punish them for various "acts against Islam". It makes me sick, and not only is there no room for that shit within North America, but there is no room for that shit anywhere in the world as far as I'm concerned. Sharia followers can tells us about how clean they need to be and how they want to adhere to Islamic relationships and carry out finances in a certain way until the cows come home. And you can talk about some kind of lack of understanding all you want too (but I think it's ridiculous for you to suggest that women might be in a reasonable and understandable position within such a culture). Until Sharia law dictates that women are equal to men, I cannot and will not respect such beliefs, and I will not apologize for it.
This is not a complicated issue that demands a lot of discussion and research. It is quite cut and dry, in fact. I have no room for such attitudes and treatment towards women in my world view, nor do I have room for understanding for the men who subject women to such beliefs. I find it offensive when anyone defends Sharia law, frankly, assuming they have any understanding whatsoever of what it dictates about the role of men and women within that system. That you make the assumption that I have a lack of understanding of what Sharia law entails because I don't approve of it shows that you don't understand the weight and impact that their laws around male dominance and female subjugation have on a lot of people, particularly other women. I find it curious that your concerns lie with what is "truly Islamic" as opposed to what is actually practiced in real life. To me, it's what is practiced in real life that matters (although I also take issue with your claim that in "true Islam" women are considered equal to men - that is false). What may or may not be the academic pure definition of Islamic teachings is neither here nor there if that is not how it's been translated into actual practice. I don't see the point of this argument. It tends to make excuses for what is inexcusable.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
You seem to be in defense of Sharia law. I don't accept that view. Yes, I do know that it involves all kinds of things that are considered the complete and total adherence to Islam. That includes the subjection of women, including the male dominance over them and the right to punish them for various "acts against Islam". It makes me sick, and not only is there no room for that shit within North America, but there is no room for that shit anywhere in the world as far as I'm concerned. Sharia followers can tells us about how clean they need to be and how they want to adhere to Islamic relationships and carry out finances in a certain way until the cows come home. And you can talk about some kind of lack of understanding all you want too (but I think it's ridiculous for you to suggest that women might be in a reasonable and understandable position within such a culture). Until Sharia law dictates that women are equal to men, I cannot and will not respect such beliefs, and I will not apologize for it.
This is not a complicated issue that demands a lot of discussion and research. It is quite cut and dry, in fact. I have no room for such attitudes and treatment towards women in my world view, nor do I have room for understanding for the men who subject women to such beliefs. I find it offensive when anyone defends Sharia law, frankly, assuming they have any understanding whatsoever of what it dictates about the role of men and women within that system. That you make the assumption that I have a lack of understanding of what Sharia law entails because I don't approve of it shows that you don't understand the weight and impact that their laws around male dominance and female subjugation have on a lot of people, particularly other women. I find it curious that your concerns lie with what is "truly Islamic" as opposed to what is actually practiced in real life. To me, it's what is practiced in real life that matters (although I also take issue with your claim that in "true Islam" women are considered equal to men - that is false). What may or may not be the academic pure definition of Islamic teachings is neither here nor there if that is not how it's been translated into actual practice. I don't see the point of this argument. It tends to make excuses for what is inexcusable.
aerial's posts re: this particular topic have a long history of being devoid of any intellect, and the source he or she cited is not acceptable in any normal debate setting. I think on any normal occasion you would agree that aerial's vapid posts lack any real substance, but you're so desperate in this circumstance to find anything to defend your radical position that you are forced to accept it. The mere fact that you see this entire debate as either "for" or "against" Shari`ah further demonstrates that you lack any ability to judge this from an academic viewpoint. You can sit here and say, "I'm only judging this based off of what is applied in real life" as if you are some self-proclaimed realist and have no time to trouble yourself with theories, but everyone knows that that is absolute nonsense--for instance, the United States went to Iraq to spread democracy and freedom. Does it then hold that democracy and freedom are responsible for the carnage that engulfed Iraq as a result of this liberal mission? The fact is, you absolutely cannot sit here and say 'I want to only judge the practice' because there are people putting this practice into effect, and their motives and intentions must be judged. Furthermore, the theory and practice must be separated to then see the role these actors play. The reason for this is that the discussion is whether Islam inherently views women as unequal to men. Citing examples of rogue states and tribes does not help your case, it just demonstrates your inability to see beyond soundbites in Western media.
The fact that you can even so easily claim that this is not a complicated issue that requires discussion and research shows your arrogance. As if it would be o.k. for anyone to say something similar about a Western ideal like liberalism. If the French were spreading liberalism in Algeria, the British in India, and the United States in Iraq, then why are we allowed to go around and tell these peoples that liberalism is some universalist ideal that is applicable any time and any place? Such arrogance. You did not even consider the arguments I gave in my previous post, you just posted some short two paragraph rant about why you're right despite everything, without providing any evidence--for that, you chose to rely on aerial's choice source. Well done.
You're going to have to learn two things, although they play off one another: first, not everyone thinks like you, and your principles may be ideal in a most general sense, but as you get more specific, people think differently from you and you're going to have to learn that. In other words, women in Muslim countries do not want to adopt your liberal feminist viewpoint. Look at the Gallup polls conducted, they want Shari`ah. The fact is, many women see Muslim as their identity, and are unwilling to let it go. Which brings me to my second point, many women do not see Shari`ah as limiting them. Instead, the same rules hold across different parts of the world, including Canada and the U.S., where women are often subjugated by men. The experiences are certainly different, but there's a reason to consider that the principle holds that sexism exists everywhere, because it is not due to Shari`ah. Furthermore, you have no actual history to support most of your claims. Most of your claims of Shari`ah literally entered the news in the past 20-30 years when radical Islamic movements began to emerge, such as the Taliban. However, you ignore over 1000 years of Islamic civilization, not surprisingly, since from what I can tell, the majority of your information comes from Western media reports over the last several years. I have a question: do you go around arrogantly advising people how best to diagnose a serious disease? Probably not, because you haven't studied it, and watching a season of House, M.D. is not enough. It only comes to politics and history that people think they can base their knowledge off of media and television alone. These subjects however are all sciences and DO require research and discussion, no matter how much you refuse to acknowledge it.
even here in the us, its hard to lock people up for "thought crimes"
i notice that all these thwarted bomb plots involve fbi coersion, where the accused rarely has the means to carry out the attack. everything seems to be supplied by the informant, the plan, the money, the materials and etc.
either there arent terrorist waiting to bomb us or the feds have been really good at catching them before they strike for the last 11 years
it's refreshing to see someone who knows what they're talking about. the FBI has for far too long been entrapping people in cases and no one has been saying a word.
You seem to be in defense of Sharia law. I don't accept that view. Yes, I do know that it involves all kinds of things that are considered the complete and total adherence to Islam. That includes the subjection of women, including the male dominance over them and the right to punish them for various "acts against Islam". It makes me sick, and not only is there no room for that shit within North America, but there is no room for that shit anywhere in the world as far as I'm concerned. Sharia followers can tells us about how clean they need to be and how they want to adhere to Islamic relationships and carry out finances in a certain way until the cows come home. And you can talk about some kind of lack of understanding all you want too (but I think it's ridiculous for you to suggest that women might be in a reasonable and understandable position within such a culture). Until Sharia law dictates that women are equal to men, I cannot and will not respect such beliefs, and I will not apologize for it.
This is not a complicated issue that demands a lot of discussion and research. It is quite cut and dry, in fact. I have no room for such attitudes and treatment towards women in my world view, nor do I have room for understanding for the men who subject women to such beliefs. I find it offensive when anyone defends Sharia law, frankly, assuming they have any understanding whatsoever of what it dictates about the role of men and women within that system. That you make the assumption that I have a lack of understanding of what Sharia law entails because I don't approve of it shows that you don't understand the weight and impact that their laws around male dominance and female subjugation have on a lot of people, particularly other women. I find it curious that your concerns lie with what is "truly Islamic" as opposed to what is actually practiced in real life. To me, it's what is practiced in real life that matters (although I also take issue with your claim that in "true Islam" women are considered equal to men - that is false). What may or may not be the academic pure definition of Islamic teachings is neither here nor there if that is not how it's been translated into actual practice. I don't see the point of this argument. It tends to make excuses for what is inexcusable.
aerial's posts re: this particular topic have a long history of being devoid of any intellect, and the source he or she cited is not acceptable in any normal debate setting. I think on any normal occasion you would agree that aerial's vapid posts lack any real substance, but you're so desperate in this circumstance to find anything to defend your radical position that you are forced to accept it. The mere fact that you see this entire debate as either "for" or "against" Shari`ah further demonstrates that you lack any ability to judge this from an academic viewpoint. You can sit here and say, "I'm only judging this based off of what is applied in real life" as if you are some self-proclaimed realist and have no time to trouble yourself with theories, but everyone knows that that is absolute nonsense--for instance, the United States went to Iraq to spread democracy and freedom. Does it then hold that democracy and freedom are responsible for the carnage that engulfed Iraq as a result of this liberal mission? The fact is, you absolutely cannot sit here and say 'I want to only judge the practice' because there are people putting this practice into effect, and their motives and intentions must be judged. Furthermore, the theory and practice must be separated to then see the role these actors play. The reason for this is that the discussion is whether Islam inherently views women as unequal to men. Citing examples of rogue states and tribes does not help your case, it just demonstrates your inability to see beyond soundbites in Western media.
The fact that you can even so easily claim that this is not a complicated issue that requires discussion and research shows your arrogance. As if it would be o.k. for anyone to say something similar about a Western ideal like liberalism. If the French were spreading liberalism in Algeria, the British in India, and the United States in Iraq, then why are we allowed to go around and tell these peoples that liberalism is some universalist ideal that is applicable any time and any place? Such arrogance. You did not even consider the arguments I gave in my previous post, you just posted some short two paragraph rant about why you're right despite everything, without providing any evidence--for that, you chose to rely on aerial's choice source. Well done.
You're going to have to learn two things, although they play off one another: first, not everyone thinks like you, and your principles may be ideal in a most general sense, but as you get more specific, people think differently from you and you're going to have to learn that. In other words, women in Muslim countries do not want to adopt your liberal feminist viewpoint. Look at the Gallup polls conducted, they want Shari`ah. The fact is, many women see Muslim as their identity, and are unwilling to let it go. Which brings me to my second point, many women do not see Shari`ah as limiting them. Instead, the same rules hold across different parts of the world, including Canada and the U.S., where women are often subjugated by men. The experiences are certainly different, but there's a reason to consider that the principle holds that sexism exists everywhere, because it is not due to Shari`ah. Furthermore, you have no actual history to support most of your claims. Most of your claims of Shari`ah literally entered the news in the past 20-30 years when radical Islamic movements began to emerge, such as the Taliban. However, you ignore over 1000 years of Islamic civilization, not surprisingly, since from what I can tell, the majority of your information comes from Western media reports over the last several years. I have a question: do you go around arrogantly advising people how best to diagnose a serious disease? Probably not, because you haven't studied it, and watching a season of House, M.D. is not enough. It only comes to politics and history that people think they can base their knowledge off of media and television alone. These subjects however are all sciences and DO require research and discussion, no matter how much you refuse to acknowledge it.
I don't really know aerial's tendencies on the boards; I haven't been paying attention. But the points he made about women and Sharia Law are true.
I guess I do have a radical position, if by "radical" you mean "decided". :? If you think being against Sharia law is radical, then I question your definition of the term. My position in no way suggests that I don't have respect for other aspect of Muslim culture or the Islamic religion (as far as I can, anyway... I actually have very little respect for all organized religions. But I disrespect all organized religions equally. We're talking about Sharia Law here, though. Not the religion of Islam, right?). I am speaking of Sharia law is particular, and yes, when it comes to Sharia law, I have a zero tolerance policy because it necessarily embraces those views on the relationship between men and women. Much of my experience comes from actual observation of what happens within Sharia communities/families in my larger community. News about the Taliban, etc, doesn't help obviously, but you act as thought that has nothing to do with the realities of Sharia law. It DOES. I am not ignoring anything; I am perfectly aware of all the points you make. You keep acting like I'm ignorant to those things. I am not at all. I am educated, I read a LOT, and I don't restrict my info to TV news. On the contrary. It's presumptuous of you to assume this just because I disagree with you. And if you think the same rules of Sharia law as they relate to women apply in Canada and around the world because "sexism exists everywhere", then I'm sorry, you absolutely have your head up your ass when it comes to issues of women's rights.
The thing is, I don't find your points relevant at all to what I'm saying here, and they don't have any impact on my views of Sharia law. I have zero tolerance for it. My views on Sharia law have nothing to do with my views on other aspects of Muslim culture (how Sharia law relates to Muslim history is a whole other matter, and one that is too huge for me to engage in, because I don't have the time). So clearly our opinions differ on this... You seem to think that Sharia law somehow demands respect just because it's rooted in history. I think it demands disrespect because it encourage the subjection of women to the extreme. I am very comfortable in my view.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
even here in the us, its hard to lock people up for "thought crimes"
i notice that all these thwarted bomb plots involve fbi coersion, where the accused rarely has the means to carry out the attack. everything seems to be supplied by the informant, the plan, the money, the materials and etc.
either there arent terrorist waiting to bomb us or the feds have been really good at catching them before they strike for the last 11 years
it's refreshing to see someone who knows what they're talking about. the FBI has for far too long been entrapping people in cases and no one has been saying a word.
Isn't this all pure conjecture?? I wouldn't feel comfortable saying anything on that matter either way without more information.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I don't really know aerial's tendencies on the boards; I haven't been paying attention. But the points he made about women and Sharia Law are true.
No, they aren't. Just as an example, forced marriage is absolutely prohibited in Islamic Law based off of a Prophetic report that the woman has the right to voice her disagreement on an arrangement and that she cannot be forced to marry at that point.
We're talking about Sharia Law here, though. Not the religion of Islam, right?
Look, first of all, just because it's annoying, Shari`ah can be translatable as Islamic Law. Either say Shari`ah, or say Islamic Law, but don't say Shari`ah Law because then it's as if you are saying Islamic Law Law. Second, the fact that you don't even know the difference between Shari`ah and the actual religion, that is, where the shari`ah fits within the religion, shows your lack of knowledge. I mean, no one can be a Muslim if they don't adhere to Shari`ah. (which is not to say one has to follow every aspect of it--disagreement with many parts of Islamic law exist--and are welcomed to the extent that the disagreements are still rooted in Qur'an and Hadith).
I am speaking of Sharia law is particular, and yes, when it comes to Sharia law, I have a zero tolerance policy because it necessarily embraces those views on the relationship between men and women. Much of my experience comes from actual observation of what happens within Sharia communities/families in my larger community. News about the Taliban, etc, doesn't help obviously, but you act as thought that has nothing to do with the realities of Sharia law. It DOES. I am not ignoring anything; I am perfectly aware of all the points you make. You keep acting like I'm ignorant to those things. I am not at all. I am educated, I read a LOT, and I don't restrict my info to TV news. On the contrary. It's presumptuous of you to assume this just because I disagree with you.
Yes, you very clearly read a lot, seeing as how you don't even know where shari`ah fits within the religion of Islam. It's unfortunate that you've had bad experiences with what you have witnessed, but that does not change the fact of what Shari`ah is. If you want to argue whether the Shari`ah discriminates against women or not, you do NOT cite examples of rogue communities. That's just absolutely incorrect in how you analyze. You engage the texts. You discuss the Qur'an, the prophetic reports, the scholarship done on the subject for centuries in Islamic civilization, and contemporary Muslim thinkers' takes on the subject.
And if you think the same rules of Sharia law as they relate to women apply in Canada and around the world because "sexism exists everywhere", then I'm sorry, you absolutely have your head up your ass when it comes to issues of women's rights.
This just goes to show that you are not listening to what I'm saying. What I said was, the principle of discrimination against females exists worldwide. That principle holds regardless of where you go, for the most part. Islamic law is not to blame for discrimination at the core, sexism exists regardless of it. Now, as I said before, when you weren't reading properly, the experiences vary from culture to culture, naturally. But that is precisely why when discussing Islamic law, you do not discuss the experiences of that particular society solely as the effect of Islamic law, you discuss it as the effect of certain actors applying law. Then, you analyze Islamic law and see to what extent these actors are applying it, and to what extent they are merely enforcing misogynistic practices that subjugate women. That's call devising a methodology. I'm sure you've read about it in all those books you're talkin about.
The thing is, I don't find your points relevant at all to what I'm saying here, and they don't have any impact on my views of Sharia law. I have zero tolerance for it. My views on Sharia law have nothing to do with my views on other aspects of Muslim culture (how Sharia law relates to Muslim history is a whole other matter, and one that is too huge for me to engage in, because I don't have the time). So clearly our opinions differ on this... You seem to think that Sharia law somehow demands respect just because it's rooted in history. I think it demands disrespect because it encourage the subjection of women to the extreme.
That's because what you are saying is not relevant to the discussion of Islamic law. This is what I have been arguing all along--you cannot simply discuss misplaced peoples applying it incorrectly and at their own whims as what Islamic law is. For instance, aerial cited the issue of zina, or sex outside of marriage, punishable by lashings. What she refused to write is that under Islamic law, the only way one would be punished is if 4 credible witnesses actively saw the act performed. A scholar once described some of these harsher punishments as almost never being applied because the requirements to prove them are far too much. Also, for the record, men are punishable for zina just as women are. I don't want to get caught up in specifics, because this is going to distract us from the conversation. My point is, however, that there is far more nuance here that you are letting on. You can sit here and say it subjugates women, but there are hundreds of millions of Muslim women who would tell you you speak from ignorance. I mean, you don't even know where Shari`ah fits within Muslim 'culture' (whatever that means, culture and religion to me are separate) and you refuse to engage in the history of Shari`ah in Islamic civilization. You only insist on bringing up your random examples from a community in Canada, and the Taliban. I never said the Shari`ah demands respect because it is rooted in history. I demand that intellectual honesty requires one to engage the subject fully before taking a radical position, that is, "zero tolerance" as you described it. If you don't have time to discuss the history of it, or to engage it fully, that's fine. But to go around making false claims without backing it up is arrogant.
I reiterate my previous suggestion--since you like to read so much--I highly encourage you to read Saba Mahmood's Politics of Piety.
I don't really know aerial's tendencies on the boards; I haven't been paying attention. But the points he made about women and Sharia Law are true.
No, they aren't. Just as an example, forced marriage is absolutely prohibited in Islamic Law based off of a Prophetic report that the woman has the right to voice her disagreement on an arrangement and that she cannot be forced to marry at that point.
We're talking about Sharia Law here, though. Not the religion of Islam, right?
Look, first of all, just because it's annoying, Shari`ah can be translatable as Islamic Law. Either say Shari`ah, or say Islamic Law, but don't say Shari`ah Law because then it's as if you are saying Islamic Law Law. Second, the fact that you don't even know the difference between Shari`ah and the actual religion, that is, where the shari`ah fits within the religion, shows your lack of knowledge. I mean, no one can be a Muslim if they don't adhere to Shari`ah. (which is not to say one has to follow every aspect of it--disagreement with many parts of Islamic law exist--and are welcomed to the extent that the disagreements are still rooted in Qur'an and Hadith).
I am speaking of Sharia law is particular, and yes, when it comes to Sharia law, I have a zero tolerance policy because it necessarily embraces those views on the relationship between men and women. Much of my experience comes from actual observation of what happens within Sharia communities/families in my larger community. News about the Taliban, etc, doesn't help obviously, but you act as thought that has nothing to do with the realities of Sharia law. It DOES. I am not ignoring anything; I am perfectly aware of all the points you make. You keep acting like I'm ignorant to those things. I am not at all. I am educated, I read a LOT, and I don't restrict my info to TV news. On the contrary. It's presumptuous of you to assume this just because I disagree with you.
Yes, you very clearly read a lot, seeing as how you don't even know where shari`ah fits within the religion of Islam. It's unfortunate that you've had bad experiences with what you have witnessed, but that does not change the fact of what Shari`ah is. If you want to argue whether the Shari`ah discriminates against women or not, you do NOT cite examples of rogue communities. That's just absolutely incorrect in how you analyze. You engage the texts. You discuss the Qur'an, the prophetic reports, the scholarship done on the subject for centuries in Islamic civilization, and contemporary Muslim thinkers' takes on the subject.
And if you think the same rules of Sharia law as they relate to women apply in Canada and around the world because "sexism exists everywhere", then I'm sorry, you absolutely have your head up your ass when it comes to issues of women's rights.
This just goes to show that you are not listening to what I'm saying. What I said was, the principle of discrimination against females exists worldwide. That principle holds regardless of where you go, for the most part. Islamic law is not to blame for discrimination at the core, sexism exists regardless of it. Now, as I said before, when you weren't reading properly, the experiences vary from culture to culture, naturally. But that is precisely why when discussing Islamic law, you do not discuss the experiences of that particular society solely as the effect of Islamic law, you discuss it as the effect of certain actors applying law. Then, you analyze Islamic law and see to what extent these actors are applying it, and to what extent they are merely enforcing misogynistic practices that subjugate women. That's call devising a methodology. I'm sure you've read about it in all those books you're talkin about.
The thing is, I don't find your points relevant at all to what I'm saying here, and they don't have any impact on my views of Sharia law. I have zero tolerance for it. My views on Sharia law have nothing to do with my views on other aspects of Muslim culture (how Sharia law relates to Muslim history is a whole other matter, and one that is too huge for me to engage in, because I don't have the time). So clearly our opinions differ on this... You seem to think that Sharia law somehow demands respect just because it's rooted in history. I think it demands disrespect because it encourage the subjection of women to the extreme.
That's because what you are saying is not relevant to the discussion of Islamic law. This is what I have been arguing all along--you cannot simply discuss misplaced peoples applying it incorrectly and at their own whims as what Islamic law is. For instance, aerial cited the issue of zina, or sex outside of marriage, punishable by lashings. What she refused to write is that under Islamic law, the only way one would be punished is if 4 credible witnesses actively saw the act performed. A scholar once described some of these harsher punishments as almost never being applied because the requirements to prove them are far too much. Also, for the record, men are punishable for zina just as women are. I don't want to get caught up in specifics, because this is going to distract us from the conversation. My point is, however, that there is far more nuance here that you are letting on. You can sit here and say it subjugates women, but there are hundreds of millions of Muslim women who would tell you you speak from ignorance. I mean, you don't even know where Shari`ah fits within Muslim 'culture' (whatever that means, culture and religion to me are separate) and you refuse to engage in the history of Shari`ah in Islamic civilization. You only insist on bringing up your random examples from a community in Canada, and the Taliban. I never said the Shari`ah demands respect because it is rooted in history. I demand that intellectual honesty requires one to engage the subject fully before taking a radical position, that is, "zero tolerance" as you described it. If you don't have time to discuss the history of it, or to engage it fully, that's fine. But to go around making false claims without backing it up is arrogant.
I reiterate my previous suggestion--since you like to read so much--I highly encourage you to read Saba Mahmood's Politics of Piety.
I am very comfortable in my view.
I'm well aware of that.
You're still arguing for what Sharia perhaps should be, and not what it actually is. Do you think that Muslims themselves don't distinguish between their faith and Sharia Law? Because they do. One of my best friends is Muslim, and he holds the same views I do (and he lives in Thailand, and grew up there, so there goes your Western News theory), so it's interesting that you disagree with a Muslim on the issue of the distinction between being Muslim and practicing Sharia law. You definitions don't work in the real world anymore, sorry. Even Muslims themselves aren't so strictly tied to these definitions that you seem to rely on to organize your world view.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
even here in the us, its hard to lock people up for "thought crimes"
i notice that all these thwarted bomb plots involve fbi coersion, where the accused rarely has the means to carry out the attack. everything seems to be supplied by the informant, the plan, the money, the materials and etc.
either there arent terrorist waiting to bomb us or the feds have been really good at catching them before they strike for the last 11 years
it's refreshing to see someone who knows what they're talking about. the FBI has for far too long been entrapping people in cases and no one has been saying a word.
Isn't this all pure conjecture?? I wouldn't feel comfortable saying anything on that matter either way without more information.
The FBI has been doing this for years now (I've been following these on a case-by-case basis). 100% of the time, when there has been an FBI informant, said informant played a role in planning or providing support for said attack. I recommend you do more research.
You're still arguing for what Sharia perhaps should be, and not what it actually is.
No, I am arguing how it is and how it was applied for over 1000 years. You are arguing ONLY how it's been applied by SOME people in the last 20 years or so. That's the difference.
You're still arguing for what Sharia perhaps should be, and not what it actually is.
No, I am arguing how it is and how it was applied for over 1000 years. You are arguing ONLY how it's been applied by SOME people in the last 20 years or so. That's the difference.
I edited my last post.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
The Constitution and federal law are the supreme law of the land in The United States of America. Americans will not accept Sharia. It would set "equality for all" back thousands of years... Muslims seem to be building these compounds to keep people out. It does not look as though they want to come to America to "live the American Dream". Why the walls? Why the separation? or why is it the population of 250 Muslims are building compounds large enough for thousands.
Check this out..
Eric Allen Bell is an independent Filmmaker whose last movie secured theatrical distribution after it's premier at the prestigious South by Southwest film festival. Now Bell is creating National headlines in an unexpected way. His latest documentary was designed to "expose Islamophobia" - attacking those who rallied in opposition to 53,000 sq ft mega mosque in the heart of the Bible Belt. Bell was a frequent contributor on the Daily KOS (a major liberal blog with over 1,000,000 readers a day) and wrote for Michael Moore. That is, until he had run in with the inconvenient truth about Islam.
Everyone needs to hear this story and learn what caused Eric to convert from publicly smearing so called ''Islamophobes'' to becoming an outspoken counter jihad activist.
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
It does also make me wonder what's going on tax-wise if they have isolated their communities like this. I would be very surprised if there wasn't some form of tax fraud or evasion happening.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
The FBI has been doing this for years now (I've been following these on a case-by-case basis). 100% of the time, when there has been an FBI informant, said informant played a role in planning or providing support for said attack. I recommend you do more research.
Interesting... almost like forcing people into this. Makes it that much easier to provide the hate necessary to gain support for ongoing federal surveillance in this country and continuing police action throughout the world.
It shouldn’t surprise you that one of the first sharia compliant banks in our nation Devon Bank is located in . . . Chicago! Each and every day one more frightening clue is revealed about Islam’s slow creep toward changing our Nations Laws. Will Americans remain silent while they’re financial system incorporates Islamic law into our American Dream? Perhaps a comprehensive investigation into the sources of these financial instruments should be pursued by our government. Or will Islamic subversion of U.S. law become as common as Obama’s tolerance of Muslim radicalism.
Does Your Financial Institution Participate in Shariah Compliant Finance?
AIG
Amana Mutual Funds Trust
Ameen Housing Cooperative
Bank of America
Anchor Finance Group
Arcapita
Al-Baraka Bancorp
Barclays
Beam Capital Management
Bloomberg
The BMB Group
BNP Paribas
Calyx Financial
Century 21
J.P. Morgan Chase
CIMB Group
CitiBank
Clearstream
The Coca-Cola Company
Credit Suisse
Deloitte
Deutsche Bank
Devon Bank
Dow Jones
Ernst & Young
Failaka Advisors
The Fairfax Institute
Fiqh Council of North America
Fitch Ratings
GE Capital
Goldman Sachs
Guidance Financial
Guidance Residential
Harvard Law School
HSBC
Idealratings.com
Iman Fund/Allied Asset Advisors
Ijara Loans
International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
International Islamic Financial Market
International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)
Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)
KPMG
LARIBA
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Moody’s Investor Services
Morgan Stanley
Bank of New York Mellon
NASDAQ
Natwest
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
Shariah Capital
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard & Poor’s
Thomson Reuters
UBS
UIB Capital
University Islamic Financial Corporation
Virji Investments
Wafra Investment Advisory Group
Wellington Management
Westlaw
Bank of Whittier
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
World Islamic Economic Forum
Zayan Takaful
Who says Sharia is not encroaching into America?
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
The Constitution and federal law are the supreme law of the land in The United States of America. Americans will not accept Sharia. It would set "equality for all" back thousands of years... Muslims seem to be building these compounds to keep people out. It does not look as though they want to come to America to "live the American Dream". Why the walls? Why the separation? or why is it the population of 250 Muslims are building compounds large enough for thousands.
Check this out..
Eric Allen Bell is an independent Filmmaker whose last movie secured theatrical distribution after it's premier at the prestigious South by Southwest film festival. Now Bell is creating National headlines in an unexpected way. His latest documentary was designed to "expose Islamophobia" - attacking those who rallied in opposition to 53,000 sq ft mega mosque in the heart of the Bible Belt. Bell was a frequent contributor on the Daily KOS (a major liberal blog with over 1,000,000 readers a day) and wrote for Michael Moore. That is, until he had run in with the inconvenient truth about Islam.
Everyone needs to hear this story and learn what caused Eric to convert from publicly smearing so called ''Islamophobes'' to becoming an outspoken counter jihad activist.
Aerial, do you really have nothing better to think about? There's more chance of the reigns of power in the U.S being taken over by Christian fundamentalists (and many ways, they already have) - viewtopic.php?f=13&t=194816&hilit=+Chris+Hedges#p4595288 - than by any branch of Islam. In fact, the chances of Sharia law ever taking hold in America are ZERO. It will never happen. So why do you keep spreading this ridiculous fear and hatred?
The Constitution and federal law are the supreme law of the land in The United States of America. Americans will not accept Sharia. It would set "equality for all" back thousands of years... Muslims seem to be building these compounds to keep people out. It does not look as though they want to come to America to "live the American Dream". Why the walls? Why the separation? or why is it the population of 250 Muslims are building compounds large enough for thousands.
Check this out..
Eric Allen Bell is an independent Filmmaker whose last movie secured theatrical distribution after it's premier at the prestigious South by Southwest film festival. Now Bell is creating National headlines in an unexpected way. His latest documentary was designed to "expose Islamophobia" - attacking those who rallied in opposition to 53,000 sq ft mega mosque in the heart of the Bible Belt. Bell was a frequent contributor on the Daily KOS (a major liberal blog with over 1,000,000 readers a day) and wrote for Michael Moore. That is, until he had run in with the inconvenient truth about Islam.
Everyone needs to hear this story and learn what caused Eric to convert from publicly smearing so called ''Islamophobes'' to becoming an outspoken counter jihad activist.
Aerial, do you really have nothing better to think about? There's more chance of the reigns of power in the U.S being taken over by Christian fundamentalists (and many ways, they already have) - viewtopic.php?f=13&t=194816&hilit=+Chris+Hedges#p4595288 - than by any branch of Islam. In fact, the chances of Sharia law ever taking hold in America are ZERO. It will never happen. So why do you keep spreading this ridiculous fear and hatred?
I feel Americans need to keep informed, Islamist have vowed to take down this Nation and I believe what they say. You don't? Our banks have already conformed to Sharia......
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
The Constitution and federal law are the supreme law of the land in The United States of America. Americans will not accept Sharia. It would set "equality for all" back thousands of years... Muslims seem to be building these compounds to keep people out. It does not look as though they want to come to America to "live the American Dream". Why the walls? Why the separation? or why is it the population of 250 Muslims are building compounds large enough for thousands.
Check this out..
Eric Allen Bell is an independent Filmmaker whose last movie secured theatrical distribution after it's premier at the prestigious South by Southwest film festival. Now Bell is creating National headlines in an unexpected way. His latest documentary was designed to "expose Islamophobia" - attacking those who rallied in opposition to 53,000 sq ft mega mosque in the heart of the Bible Belt. Bell was a frequent contributor on the Daily KOS (a major liberal blog with over 1,000,000 readers a day) and wrote for Michael Moore. That is, until he had run in with the inconvenient truth about Islam.
Everyone needs to hear this story and learn what caused Eric to convert from publicly smearing so called ''Islamophobes'' to becoming an outspoken counter jihad activist.
Aerial, do you really have nothing better to think about? There's more chance of the reigns of power in the U.S being taken over by Christian fundamentalists (and many ways, they already have) - viewtopic.php?f=13&t=194816&hilit=+Chris+Hedges#p4595288 - than by any branch of Islam. In fact, the chances of Sharia law ever taking hold in America are ZERO. It will never happen. So why do you keep spreading this ridiculous fear and hatred?
I haven't seen American Christians dragging bodies through the streets....
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
I feel Americans need to keep informed, Islamist have vowed to take down this Nation and I believe what they say. You don't? Our banks have already conformed to Sharia......
You're not informing anyone of anything. Instead of believing everything you read on the wacky right-wing blogs you frequent, why don't you try reading some books instead, and applying a bit of critical thinking?
America isn't under threat from Islamist's. If it's under threat from anything, then it's under threat from racists, fear-mongerers, and Christian fundamentalists.
The Constitution and federal law are the supreme law of the land in The United States of America. Americans will not accept Sharia. It would set "equality for all" back thousands of years... Muslims seem to be building these compounds to keep people out. It does not look as though they want to come to America to "live the American Dream". Why the walls? Why the separation? or why is it the population of 250 Muslims are building compounds large enough for thousands.
Check this out..
Eric Allen Bell is an independent Filmmaker whose last movie secured theatrical distribution after it's premier at the prestigious South by Southwest film festival. Now Bell is creating National headlines in an unexpected way. His latest documentary was designed to "expose Islamophobia" - attacking those who rallied in opposition to 53,000 sq ft mega mosque in the heart of the Bible Belt. Bell was a frequent contributor on the Daily KOS (a major liberal blog with over 1,000,000 readers a day) and wrote for Michael Moore. That is, until he had run in with the inconvenient truth about Islam.
Everyone needs to hear this story and learn what caused Eric to convert from publicly smearing so called ''Islamophobes'' to becoming an outspoken counter jihad activist.
Aerial, do you really have nothing better to think about? There's more chance of the reigns of power in the U.S being taken over by Christian fundamentalists (and many ways, they already have) - viewtopic.php?f=13&t=194816&hilit=+Chris+Hedges#p4595288 - than by any branch of Islam. In fact, the chances of Sharia law ever taking hold in America are ZERO. It will never happen. So why do you keep spreading this ridiculous fear and hatred?
I haven't seen American Christians dragging bodies through the streets....
You don't seem to be keeping up on what's going on with Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood and their agendas.
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
I haven't seen American Christians dragging bodies through the streets....
You must not have noticed what U.S troops have been doing in Iraq and Afghanistan for the past ten years then.
There is a war going on ...... but sodomy and savage acts are a way of life with the Islamist.
“We the people are the rightful masters of bothCongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
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Shariah: an all-encompassing and in-transmutable system of Islamic jurisprudence, found in the Koran and the Sunnah, that covers all aspect of life, including daily routines, hygiene, familial roles and responsibilities, social order and conduct, directives on relationships with Muslims and non-Muslims, religious obligations, financial dealings and many other facets of living.
Ird: the sexual purity of a woman that confers honor to her husband, family and community. Ird is based on the traditional standards of behavior set forth in the shariah code and includes subservience to male relatives, modest dress which could include veiling and the covering of the body, and restricted movement outside of the home. The loss of a woman’s ird confers shame upon her family and can result in ostracism by the community, economic damage, political consequences and the loss of self esteem.
Zina: the Koranic word for sexual relations outside of marriage. Under shariah law, Zina is punished by lashings, imprisonment or stoning to death.
FGM: female genital mutilation refers to the partial or complete removal of the female genitalia for religious and cultural reasons. It is practiced to preserve a female’s chastity and dampen her sexual desire. FGM is permitted in the Koran but required by the Shafi’i, one of the four schools of shariah law within Sunni Islam.
Honor Killing: a murder, usually of a female, committed to restore the social and political standing of a family or community when it is believed that the victim has violated traditional behavioral expectations. Such violations can include improper covering of the body, appearing in public without a male relative chaperone, talking to an unrelated male, or exhibiting independence in thought and action. An honor killing can also be based on hearsay or gossip that is perceived as damaging to a woman’s relatives.
Forced Marriage: a marriage that is conducted without the consent of one or both parties in which duress is a factor. Such duress can include violence or physical intimidation, psychological abuse, blackmailing, kidnapping, or threats of imprisonment or institutional confinement.
http://womenagainstshariah.blogspot.com/
No room in America for this craziness....
The ADAMS Center is a Muslim Brotherhood front organization. It was founded by some of the most senior Muslim Brothers in the United States, to include Ahmed Totanji, who still resides in Herndon, Virginia. Its website proclaims “[ADAMS] is a membership organization registered in the State of Virginia as a non-profit, tax exempt corporation and is affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).”
Imam Magid is the Executive Director of the ADAMS Center. He is also the President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the largest Muslim Brotherhood organization in the U.S. which was found to be a financial support entity for Hamas in the largest terrorism financing and Hamas trial in U.S. history (US v Holy Land Foundation, Dallas, 2008). Having Magid advise and teach U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials can only be aptly described as insane. According to officials at Langley who were willing to speak on the condition of anonymity, this is an outrage – but none of the leaders on the inside seem to understand the gravity of this threat. To say the fox is in the hen house would be an understatement.
But the insanity does not end there. Imam Mohammed Magid continues to be a guest in the White House, works with the National Security Council, advises the Secretary of State, is on the DHS Homeland Security Advisory Working Group, and has received an award from the FBI. Magid continues to be treated by American leaders as if he is a friend, yet he is the leader of the largest MB front in the U.S. which financially supports the terrorist organization Hamas.
http://glblgeopolitics.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/cia-hosts-training-by-muslim-brotherhood-leader-and-hamas-supporter/#more-3493
The top leadership of America supports the terrorist state of Israel. Where's your outrage about that?
The defendants, including a man who served in the U.S. Air Force, were arrested for plotting to bomb military bases and government facilities, and for planning to engage in "violent jihad," FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in a release.
A federal complaint unsealed Monday says 34-year-old Sohiel Omar Kabir of Pomona introduced two of the other men to the radical Islamist doctrine of Anwar al-Awlaki, a deceased al-Qaida leader. Kabir served in the Air Force from 2000 to 2001.
The other two — 23-year-old Ralph Deleon of Ontario and 21-year-old Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales of Upland — converted to Islam in 2010 and began engaging with Kabir and others online in discussions about jihad, including posting radical content to Facebook and expressing extremist views in comments.
They later recruited 21-year-old Arifeen David Gojali of Riverside.
Authorities allege that in Skype calls from Afghanistan, Kabir told the trio he would arrange their meetings with terrorists. Kabir added the would-be jihadists could sleep in mosques or the homes of fellow jihadists once they arrived in Afghanistan.
The trio made plans to depart in mid-November to carry out plots in Afghanistan, primarily, and Yemen, after they sold off belongings to scrape together enough cash to buy plane tickets and made passport arrangements.
In one online conversation, Santana told an FBI undercover agent that he wanted to commit jihad and expressed interest in a jihadist training camp in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
The complaint also alleges the men went to a shooting range several times, including a Sept. 10 trip in which Deleon told a confidential FBI source that he wanted to be on the front lines overseas and use C-4, an explosive, in an attack. Santana agreed.
"I wanna do C-4s if I could put one of these trucks right here with my, with that. Just drive into, like, the baddest military base," Santana said, according to the complaint.
Santana added he wanted to use a large quantity of the explosive. "If I'm gonna do that, I'm gonna take out a whole base. Might as well make it, like, big, ya know," he said.
According to the complaint, at the shooting range that day both Santana and Deleon told a confidential FBI source they were excited about the rewards from becoming a shaheed, which is Arabic for martyr.
Ten days later, during another trip to the shooting range to fire assault-style rifles, Santana told the source he had been around gangs and had no problem taking a life.
On Sept. 30, Gojali was recruited to the plot after he was asked if he had it in him to kill in jihad. Gojali answered, "Yeah, of course."
"I watch videos on the Internet, and I see what they are doing to our brothers and sisters. ... It makes me cry, and it gets like I'm, like, so angered with them," Gojali said, according to the complaint.
http://m.nypost.com/p/news/national/fbi ... pqWtTDHm4K
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2 ... -plot.html
These guys only face a maximum 15 years, why would you ever let them out?
i notice that all these thwarted bomb plots involve fbi coersion, where the accused rarely has the means to carry out the attack. everything seems to be supplied by the informant, the plan, the money, the materials and etc.
either there arent terrorist waiting to bomb us or the feds have been really good at catching them before they strike for the last 11 years
See aerial's posts.
You seem to be in defense of Sharia law. I don't accept that view. Yes, I do know that it involves all kinds of things that are considered the complete and total adherence to Islam. That includes the subjection of women, including the male dominance over them and the right to punish them for various "acts against Islam". It makes me sick, and not only is there no room for that shit within North America, but there is no room for that shit anywhere in the world as far as I'm concerned. Sharia followers can tells us about how clean they need to be and how they want to adhere to Islamic relationships and carry out finances in a certain way until the cows come home. And you can talk about some kind of lack of understanding all you want too (but I think it's ridiculous for you to suggest that women might be in a reasonable and understandable position within such a culture). Until Sharia law dictates that women are equal to men, I cannot and will not respect such beliefs, and I will not apologize for it.
This is not a complicated issue that demands a lot of discussion and research. It is quite cut and dry, in fact. I have no room for such attitudes and treatment towards women in my world view, nor do I have room for understanding for the men who subject women to such beliefs. I find it offensive when anyone defends Sharia law, frankly, assuming they have any understanding whatsoever of what it dictates about the role of men and women within that system. That you make the assumption that I have a lack of understanding of what Sharia law entails because I don't approve of it shows that you don't understand the weight and impact that their laws around male dominance and female subjugation have on a lot of people, particularly other women. I find it curious that your concerns lie with what is "truly Islamic" as opposed to what is actually practiced in real life. To me, it's what is practiced in real life that matters (although I also take issue with your claim that in "true Islam" women are considered equal to men - that is false). What may or may not be the academic pure definition of Islamic teachings is neither here nor there if that is not how it's been translated into actual practice. I don't see the point of this argument. It tends to make excuses for what is inexcusable.
The fact that you can even so easily claim that this is not a complicated issue that requires discussion and research shows your arrogance. As if it would be o.k. for anyone to say something similar about a Western ideal like liberalism. If the French were spreading liberalism in Algeria, the British in India, and the United States in Iraq, then why are we allowed to go around and tell these peoples that liberalism is some universalist ideal that is applicable any time and any place? Such arrogance. You did not even consider the arguments I gave in my previous post, you just posted some short two paragraph rant about why you're right despite everything, without providing any evidence--for that, you chose to rely on aerial's choice source. Well done.
You're going to have to learn two things, although they play off one another: first, not everyone thinks like you, and your principles may be ideal in a most general sense, but as you get more specific, people think differently from you and you're going to have to learn that. In other words, women in Muslim countries do not want to adopt your liberal feminist viewpoint. Look at the Gallup polls conducted, they want Shari`ah. The fact is, many women see Muslim as their identity, and are unwilling to let it go. Which brings me to my second point, many women do not see Shari`ah as limiting them. Instead, the same rules hold across different parts of the world, including Canada and the U.S., where women are often subjugated by men. The experiences are certainly different, but there's a reason to consider that the principle holds that sexism exists everywhere, because it is not due to Shari`ah. Furthermore, you have no actual history to support most of your claims. Most of your claims of Shari`ah literally entered the news in the past 20-30 years when radical Islamic movements began to emerge, such as the Taliban. However, you ignore over 1000 years of Islamic civilization, not surprisingly, since from what I can tell, the majority of your information comes from Western media reports over the last several years. I have a question: do you go around arrogantly advising people how best to diagnose a serious disease? Probably not, because you haven't studied it, and watching a season of House, M.D. is not enough. It only comes to politics and history that people think they can base their knowledge off of media and television alone. These subjects however are all sciences and DO require research and discussion, no matter how much you refuse to acknowledge it.
I guess I do have a radical position, if by "radical" you mean "decided". :? If you think being against Sharia law is radical, then I question your definition of the term. My position in no way suggests that I don't have respect for other aspect of Muslim culture or the Islamic religion (as far as I can, anyway... I actually have very little respect for all organized religions. But I disrespect all organized religions equally. We're talking about Sharia Law here, though. Not the religion of Islam, right?). I am speaking of Sharia law is particular, and yes, when it comes to Sharia law, I have a zero tolerance policy because it necessarily embraces those views on the relationship between men and women. Much of my experience comes from actual observation of what happens within Sharia communities/families in my larger community. News about the Taliban, etc, doesn't help obviously, but you act as thought that has nothing to do with the realities of Sharia law. It DOES. I am not ignoring anything; I am perfectly aware of all the points you make. You keep acting like I'm ignorant to those things. I am not at all. I am educated, I read a LOT, and I don't restrict my info to TV news. On the contrary. It's presumptuous of you to assume this just because I disagree with you. And if you think the same rules of Sharia law as they relate to women apply in Canada and around the world because "sexism exists everywhere", then I'm sorry, you absolutely have your head up your ass when it comes to issues of women's rights.
The thing is, I don't find your points relevant at all to what I'm saying here, and they don't have any impact on my views of Sharia law. I have zero tolerance for it. My views on Sharia law have nothing to do with my views on other aspects of Muslim culture (how Sharia law relates to Muslim history is a whole other matter, and one that is too huge for me to engage in, because I don't have the time). So clearly our opinions differ on this... You seem to think that Sharia law somehow demands respect just because it's rooted in history. I think it demands disrespect because it encourage the subjection of women to the extreme. I am very comfortable in my view.
Look, first of all, just because it's annoying, Shari`ah can be translatable as Islamic Law. Either say Shari`ah, or say Islamic Law, but don't say Shari`ah Law because then it's as if you are saying Islamic Law Law. Second, the fact that you don't even know the difference between Shari`ah and the actual religion, that is, where the shari`ah fits within the religion, shows your lack of knowledge. I mean, no one can be a Muslim if they don't adhere to Shari`ah. (which is not to say one has to follow every aspect of it--disagreement with many parts of Islamic law exist--and are welcomed to the extent that the disagreements are still rooted in Qur'an and Hadith).
Yes, you very clearly read a lot, seeing as how you don't even know where shari`ah fits within the religion of Islam. It's unfortunate that you've had bad experiences with what you have witnessed, but that does not change the fact of what Shari`ah is. If you want to argue whether the Shari`ah discriminates against women or not, you do NOT cite examples of rogue communities. That's just absolutely incorrect in how you analyze. You engage the texts. You discuss the Qur'an, the prophetic reports, the scholarship done on the subject for centuries in Islamic civilization, and contemporary Muslim thinkers' takes on the subject.
This just goes to show that you are not listening to what I'm saying. What I said was, the principle of discrimination against females exists worldwide. That principle holds regardless of where you go, for the most part. Islamic law is not to blame for discrimination at the core, sexism exists regardless of it. Now, as I said before, when you weren't reading properly, the experiences vary from culture to culture, naturally. But that is precisely why when discussing Islamic law, you do not discuss the experiences of that particular society solely as the effect of Islamic law, you discuss it as the effect of certain actors applying law. Then, you analyze Islamic law and see to what extent these actors are applying it, and to what extent they are merely enforcing misogynistic practices that subjugate women. That's call devising a methodology. I'm sure you've read about it in all those books you're talkin about.
That's because what you are saying is not relevant to the discussion of Islamic law. This is what I have been arguing all along--you cannot simply discuss misplaced peoples applying it incorrectly and at their own whims as what Islamic law is. For instance, aerial cited the issue of zina, or sex outside of marriage, punishable by lashings. What she refused to write is that under Islamic law, the only way one would be punished is if 4 credible witnesses actively saw the act performed. A scholar once described some of these harsher punishments as almost never being applied because the requirements to prove them are far too much. Also, for the record, men are punishable for zina just as women are. I don't want to get caught up in specifics, because this is going to distract us from the conversation. My point is, however, that there is far more nuance here that you are letting on. You can sit here and say it subjugates women, but there are hundreds of millions of Muslim women who would tell you you speak from ignorance. I mean, you don't even know where Shari`ah fits within Muslim 'culture' (whatever that means, culture and religion to me are separate) and you refuse to engage in the history of Shari`ah in Islamic civilization. You only insist on bringing up your random examples from a community in Canada, and the Taliban. I never said the Shari`ah demands respect because it is rooted in history. I demand that intellectual honesty requires one to engage the subject fully before taking a radical position, that is, "zero tolerance" as you described it. If you don't have time to discuss the history of it, or to engage it fully, that's fine. But to go around making false claims without backing it up is arrogant.
I reiterate my previous suggestion--since you like to read so much--I highly encourage you to read Saba Mahmood's Politics of Piety.
I'm well aware of that.
Check this out..
Eric Allen Bell is an independent Filmmaker whose last movie secured theatrical distribution after it's premier at the prestigious South by Southwest film festival. Now Bell is creating National headlines in an unexpected way. His latest documentary was designed to "expose Islamophobia" - attacking those who rallied in opposition to 53,000 sq ft mega mosque in the heart of the Bible Belt. Bell was a frequent contributor on the Daily KOS (a major liberal blog with over 1,000,000 readers a day) and wrote for Michael Moore. That is, until he had run in with the inconvenient truth about Islam.
Everyone needs to hear this story and learn what caused Eric to convert from publicly smearing so called ''Islamophobes'' to becoming an outspoken counter jihad activist.
http://www.ericallenbell.org/
Interesting... almost like forcing people into this. Makes it that much easier to provide the hate necessary to gain support for ongoing federal surveillance in this country and continuing police action throughout the world.
Sharia Compliant Banking in America
It shouldn’t surprise you that one of the first sharia compliant banks in our nation Devon Bank is located in . . . Chicago! Each and every day one more frightening clue is revealed about Islam’s slow creep toward changing our Nations Laws. Will Americans remain silent while they’re financial system incorporates Islamic law into our American Dream? Perhaps a comprehensive investigation into the sources of these financial instruments should be pursued by our government. Or will Islamic subversion of U.S. law become as common as Obama’s tolerance of Muslim radicalism.
Does Your Financial Institution Participate in Shariah Compliant Finance?
AIG
Amana Mutual Funds Trust
Ameen Housing Cooperative
Bank of America
Anchor Finance Group
Arcapita
Al-Baraka Bancorp
Barclays
Beam Capital Management
Bloomberg
The BMB Group
BNP Paribas
Calyx Financial
Century 21
J.P. Morgan Chase
CIMB Group
CitiBank
Clearstream
The Coca-Cola Company
Credit Suisse
Deloitte
Deutsche Bank
Devon Bank
Dow Jones
Ernst & Young
Failaka Advisors
The Fairfax Institute
Fiqh Council of North America
Fitch Ratings
GE Capital
Goldman Sachs
Guidance Financial
Guidance Residential
Harvard Law School
HSBC
Idealratings.com
Iman Fund/Allied Asset Advisors
Ijara Loans
International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
International Islamic Financial Market
International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)
Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)
KPMG
LARIBA
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Moody’s Investor Services
Morgan Stanley
Bank of New York Mellon
NASDAQ
Natwest
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
Shariah Capital
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard & Poor’s
Thomson Reuters
UBS
UIB Capital
University Islamic Financial Corporation
Virji Investments
Wafra Investment Advisory Group
Wellington Management
Westlaw
Bank of Whittier
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
World Islamic Economic Forum
Zayan Takaful
Who says Sharia is not encroaching into America?
Aerial, do you really have nothing better to think about? There's more chance of the reigns of power in the U.S being taken over by Christian fundamentalists (and many ways, they already have) - viewtopic.php?f=13&t=194816&hilit=+Chris+Hedges#p4595288 - than by any branch of Islam. In fact, the chances of Sharia law ever taking hold in America are ZERO. It will never happen. So why do you keep spreading this ridiculous fear and hatred?
I feel Americans need to keep informed, Islamist have vowed to take down this Nation and I believe what they say. You don't? Our banks have already conformed to Sharia......
I haven't seen American Christians dragging bodies through the streets....
You're not informing anyone of anything. Instead of believing everything you read on the wacky right-wing blogs you frequent, why don't you try reading some books instead, and applying a bit of critical thinking?
America isn't under threat from Islamist's. If it's under threat from anything, then it's under threat from racists, fear-mongerers, and Christian fundamentalists.
You must not have noticed what U.S troops have been doing in Iraq and Afghanistan for the past ten years then.
You don't seem to be keeping up on what's going on with Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood and their agendas.
There is a war going on ...... but sodomy and savage acts are a way of life with the Islamist.
Is that right? And just what might their agendas be?
Thanks for admitting that you're just a racist. You could have saved us all a lot of effort by stating your true beliefs at the top of this page.