Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Why Learn About Sharia?

Yesterday I posted “Islam—Definitions” with a link to an article about radical Islam. One of the terms to be defined is “sharia”. This link to Sharia In Action shows why it is imperative that we know what Sharia involves; and that we are prepared to stand against those whose goal is to impose Sharia in every country in the world. It’s hard to believe this from PowerLine:

“Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi is an Iranian teenager who was sentenced to be hanged for murder by an Iranian court. I had been unaware of her case until I read about it in the Power Line Forum last night. According to her account, Nazanin was with her sixteen-year-old niece and their two boyfriends when they were approached by three men who tried to rape them. The boyfriends fled, and Nazanin defended herself with a knife she carried in her purse. She stabbed one of the men, who later died. So far, at least, I haven't seen any version of the facts that differs materially from Nazanin's account.

Nazanin was prosecuted for murder and sentenced to hang. The verdict was apparently set aside by an ayatollah, and she is due to be retried tomorrow, January 10.”

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