Kuwait: Top Islamic scholar misunderstands Islam, says women unfit to run in elections

From Jihad Watch:


Kuwait: Top Islamic scholar misunderstands Islam, says women unfit to run in elections







Ajeel al-Nashimi, who is "head of Sharia Scholars League in the [Gulf Cooperation Council] countries" and "a former dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies" makes some lame excuses about women's physical stamina, saying they are not cut out for the late nights. Of course, because after all, all children sleep through the night from birth.



Other rationalizations aside, this is really about the mingling of men and women, which is forbidden by Sharia. There is also Muhammad's own assessment of women as "deficient in religion and intellect," (Sahih Bukhari 1.6.301) because they can't pray while menstruating and their testimony is worth half that of a man (Qur'an 2:282), and because he said they are the majority of the damned (Sahih Bukhari 4.54.464).



"Top Islamic Scholar Objects To Women Running In Election," from Arab Times Online, December 14 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):



KUWAIT CITY, Dec 14: Prominent Kuwaiti Islamic scholar Dr Ajeel Al-Nashmi has said that Islam does not allow women to run in elections, even as he approves of giving women the right to vote in elections, reports Al-Anba daily.



The Head of Sharia Scholars League in the GCC countries Dr Ajeel Al-Nashmi maintains that women have the right to participate in political issues by expressing their opinions or demanding their rights in the media.



Al-Nashmi who is also a former dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies noted that women may be given the chance to select their representatives for public offices in the ministries or National Assembly, but objected to women running in elections for appointment in similar positions because “during the era of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and subsequent periods, history has not registered women appointments in government to manage affairs in any Islamic state.”



Women from the physical point of view are not fit to practice politics that requires debating, staying awake for long hours at night, appearing before men and mingling with them, Al-Nashmi indicated....



Posted by Marisol on December 17, 2011 12:05 AM

Tunisian Women Wary Of Islamic Parties' Rise

From Jihad Watch:

Islamophobes Tunisian women wary of Islamic parties' rise


While discussions of Sharia in the West are often academic exercises where comfortable pundits reassure themselves with visions of how Islamic law "ought" to work, women like those quoted below know they face a very real loss of rights and of their way of life if Islamic parties take control.



"Women keep wary eye on Tunisian revolt," from Al-Arabiya, January 23:



Tunisian women are watching warily should the popular revolt that ousted the authoritarian president also unravel women's rights bolstered by his secular regime in this predominantly Muslim country.

"I'm scared of the return of the Islamists," said Sonia, a 35-year-old government official who declined to give her last name, as the long-banned Islamist movement Ennahdha prepares to enter the newly-freed political scene.

"They'll impose a new culture that is totally alien to us like the fundamentalist dress code," said Sonia, referring to the Muslim headscarf worn by some but by no means all women in the north African state.

If we say that, we're Islamophobes. And as evil as al-Awlaki.



It's a fear backed by little substance so far -- except for some talk on chat shows and warnings on Tunisian Facebook pages.

Ennahdha, itself, has said it will respect the country's laws.

Yet Mabrouka, 29, a journalist who also did not give her last name, was watchful. "I saw a lot of bearded men today. I was really afraid. I don't think the laws on women's rights will change but the Islamists are going to be even more forceful than before."

The 23-year rule of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was widely hated by Tunisians and banned many democratic freedoms, but observers say the laws put in place by his regime had effectively improved rights for women.

The new transitional national unity government has emphasised it will defend these rights but many women are concerned by its promises to legalise the Ennahdha (Awakening) as a political party.

Ennahdha's exiled leader Rached Ghannouchi has said he will return to his homeland "very soon". He has embraced moderate goals similar to Turkey's ruling Islamist Justice and Development (AKP) party.

The worry is mainly over any changes to the Personal Status Code -- a law first approved after independence from France in 1956 which bans polygamy and gives equal rights to husbands and wives in a family.

It also says divorced women and their children should receive alimony.

Women's rights groups are unconvinced by the assurances of the new government, notably with some commentators in recent days using the new freedom of expression on Tunisian television to advocate conservative values.

One commentator has said allowing multiple wives would help right a demographic imbalance in the country, another has called for women to stay at home in order to solve the Arab state's unemployment problem.

"Women should wear veils to prevent sexual harassment. That is what one hears now on Tunisia's streets," an article in the La Presse newspaper said....Posted by Marisol on January 24, 2011 3:22 AM

Australia: "Say No To Burqas" Mural Artist Defies Leftist And Islamic Supremacist Death Threats, De-Facing

From Jihad Watch:

Australia: "Say No to Burqas" mural artist defies Leftist and Islamic supremacist death threats, defacing






Standing up for women's rights gets you called "racist and inflammatory" these days, and Leftist fascists and Islamic supremacist thugs will do all they can to silence you. "Sculptor Sergio Redegalli defies 'bullies' and refuses to take down anti-burka mural," from The Australian, January 19 (thanks to Darcy):



A SYDNEY artist whose anti-burka mural has infuriated left-wing and Islamic activists is vowing that the provocative artwork will stay in place despite death threats, abuse, a string of vandalism attacks, a violent weekend protest and a police request to remove it.

Newtown glass sculptor Sergio Redegalli has this week restored the mural painted outside his studio for more than the 40th time after dozens of graffiti and paint-bomb attacks by protesters who say it is racist and inflammatory.



In the latest incident last Sunday, a crowd of 50 activists hurled paint at the mural and then turned on police who had to call in reinforcements to restore order.



Seven men were arrested and charged with offences including resisting police, assaulting police and destroying or damaging property.



The charges will be heard in Newtown Local Court next month. Redegalli blames local left-wing groups, rather than Muslim activists, for the incident.



The sculptor, who is a well-known figure in inner-suburban Newtown, says he has since been visited by local police who asked him to take down the mural after learning of a threat to fire-bomb it.



He refuses to do so in the interests of free speech and public debate.



"I'm not going to let the bullies win," Redegalli told The Australian yesterday.



"I'm not doing it for pride (but because) I don't believe bullies have the right to stand over people and deny us our freedoms."



Redegalli painted the mural and slogan "Say no to burqas" on an exterior wall of his glassworks last September, after a local fashion designer received death threats over a plan to feature models wearing the traditional Islamic garment in a fashion parade.



The artist says his objective is to promote debate about the Islamic face veil, which he sees as a symbol of repression and violent extremism....



Posted by Robert on January 22, 2011 7:28 AM

Minneapolis: Muslim Policeman Charged With Felony Assault, Terroristic Threats For Beating, Threatening To Kill His Wife

From Jihad Watch:

Minneapolis: Muslim policeman charged with felony assault, terroristic threats for beating, threatening to kill his wife


Spousal abuse is universal across all cultures, but only in Islam is it given divine sanction, both in the Qur'an and in Muhammad's example:



"Good women are obedient....As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them." -- Qur'an 4:34



Muhammad "struck me on the chest which caused me pain, and then said: Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you?" -- Aisha (Sahih Muslim 2127)



As usual, the accused disclaims any responsibility and says she hit herself. In the face. With a gun. "Minneapolis officer accused of assaulting his wife," from the Star-Tribune, January 21 (thanks to J.F.):



A Minneapolis police officer was charged with felony assault Friday, accused of hitting his wife in the face with a gun and threatening to kill her.

Mukhtar Abdulkadir, 36, of Andover was quarreling with his wife Wednesday before bedtime, according a criminal complaint filed in Anoka County District Court. The next morning, he threw her on the couch and punched her in the ribs, the complaint said. As she was screaming, he put a pillow over her head, according to the document.



With his 3-year-old child yelling at him to stop, Abdulkadir grabbed a handgun from a closet and hit his wife in the face with the butt end, the charges said. She didn't seek medical treatment.



She went to her parents' house. When she returned home, he threatened to kill her, the complaint said. She told police he had been violent with her in the past and had threatened to kill her, the complaint said....



Abdulkadir told police his wife hit herself and she assaulted him. On Friday, she came to the county attorney's office and recanted her story, saying she lied and wasn't sure how she was injured, the complaint said. She had visible injuries consistent with her earlier disclosure, the complaint said.



It's not unusual for an abuse victim to recant, said Tennison. In this case, she had earlier made very specific disclosures that were corroborated, he said. An investigator will follow up with Abdulkadir's wife on Monday.



Abdulkadir was charged with felony second-degree assault, terroristic threats and domestic assault. The Minneapolis Police Department's internal affairs unit is investigating.



Posted by Robert on January 22, 2011 7:32 AM

U.K. Muslim Threatened To Kill His Cousin And Harm Her Family Because She Stopped Wearing The Hijab

From Jihad Watch:

UK: Muslim threatened to kill his cousin and harm her family because she stopped wearing hijab


Here is yet more indication of why we don't see more secular Muslims and sincere Islamic reformers. In this case, note how Mohamed Al-Hakim spoke of the "shame" Alya Al-Safar had brought to her family by removing her hijab: an honor killing was brewing. "'Wear the hijab or I'll kill you, cousin told girl': Muslim tells of terrifying phone threats," by Colin Fernandez in the Daily Mail, January 19 (thanks to all who sent this in):



A man threatened to kill his cousin and harm her family after she decided to stop wearing the traditional Muslim headscarf, a court has heard.

Mohamed Al-Hakim, 29, allegedly phoned Alya Al-Safar to tell her she must die because of the 'shame' she had brought - leaving her too afraid to leave the house.



He had already branded her family 'bitches and whores' because of her decision, the court heard.



Miss Al-Safar, 21, had stopped wearing the hijab a few days before the phone call.



She said that Al-Hakim's mother, her aunt Mardhiya Al-Musawi, 'wasn't happy' that she had stopped covering her hair - a step she had been considering for more than two years.



She received his call when she was with her parents and two younger brothers at their home in Hammersmith, West London.



Al-Hakim allegedly instructed her to play the conversation over a loudspeaker so that they could all listen at about midnight on June 9.



Miss Al-Safar, who did not have her head covered in court but did swear on the Koran, told the jury that Al-Hakim had said: 'Listen to me carefully, it has been three days and I did not sleep.



'I have decided not to go out of the house for two weeks.



'Listen Alya, I am warning you if by the 19th of June you are not wearing the hijab back, I am warning you I will kill you and harm you. I am giving you ten days. You brought shame to your family, you should not have done that.'



Al-Hakim, who denies one charge of making threats to kill, allegedly said he thought the phone call might be taped but he warned her he was 'not afraid of anything'. Miss Al-Safar said: 'He was calm. I was so scared, I really felt scared because my cousin was threatening me.



'I didn't know if he was joking, if he was just mad, or if it was true and he would do it.



'He started shouting, "Listen to me, you had better do what I said.



'I have seen you on the Edgware Road [a busy street in central London] and if I see you again I will kill you".



'He said something about harming my father as well.



'I was so scared I didn't want to leave the house and everyone in my family said, "Don't go out".'



Days earlier Al-Hakim, of Acton Park, West London, had called Miss Al-Safar's mother to complain about the decision to ditch the hijab and had shouted down the phone, the jury heard.



Miss Al-Safar said: 'Then he said something like, "You all are bitches and whores".'



Her mother, Fatima Al-Musawi, told the court that Al-Hakim had said: 'If Alya doesn't wear the hijab I will kill her or send someone else to kill her.



'If I see her in Edgware Road, I will kill her dad with her.'



The 44-year-old, who was wearing a hijab, told the jury at Isleworth Crown Court: 'I was shocked but I knew that he was very nervous, and didn't believe he would do it.'



Miss Al-Safar's brother, Khadir Al-Safar, said of the phone call: 'He said he was tired, sick and ashamed of what my sister had done ... to take off her hijab.'...



Posted by Robert on January 19, 2011 7:46 AM