Islamic Law
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Islamic Laws are made up of Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
Sharia constitutes the Quran and hadiths. Islamic jurisprudence are expansion of the former by Islamic jurists.
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[edit] Criminalizing trivial matters
Islamic laws criminalize
- Alcoholic beverages[1][2]
- Blasphemy
- Fornication even between two consenting adults
- Adultery
- Pornography
- Prostitution
- Lack of hijab and un-Islamic dress[3]
- Mingling of un-related men and women
- Apostasy (rejection of Islam)
- Western music[4] and movies have been declared as corruptive influences by Islamic clerics
- Homosexuality
[edit] Gender disparity
The Islamic laws are a source of disparity between men and women in areas such as divorce and inheritance.[5]
[edit] Slavery in Mauritania
Certain interpretations of Islamic laws can be used to justify slavery. There are laws against most forms of slavery in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, yet forced marriage, indentured labor, or debt bondage still exist there.[6] Moreover, the existing laws aren't properly enforced.
[edit] Examples
- Qur'an 5:33 orders the cutting of hands and feet for a thief.
- Qur'an 24:2 prescribes 100 floggings for an adulteror
- Qur'an 4:176 states that in matters of inheritance, a woman inherits half as compared to a man
[edit] Mandatory study of Islam
Islamic education is mandatory in all Iranian schools. "All public school students, including non-Muslims, must study Islam," according to International Religious Freedom Report 2006[7] No one born to Muslim parents can enter a university without passing a test on Islam[7]. No one born to Muslim parents may convert to another religion as per sharia this constitutes apostasy. As a result, for example, one cannot study physics at a university without having attained a substantial understanding of Islam and Arabic.
[edit] References
- ↑ "Iran detains scores at 'satanic' rock gig", Times of India, August 7, 2007.
- ↑ Raving Mad: Satan vs Allah (August 6, 2007).
- ↑ "Iranian morals police arrest 230 in raid on 'satanist' rave", Live Leak, August 6, 2007.
- ↑ "Iran arrests 230 in raid on illegal rock concert", ABC News (Australia), 4 August 2007.
- ↑ "Don't "play" with Islamic law, Iranian women told", Reuters, Jul 4, 2007
- ↑ "Analysts Debate Mauritanian Anti-Slavery Proposal", Voice of America, 01 August 2007.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 International Religious Freedom Report 2006: Iran The U.S. State Department
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