German Muslim Politician Supports Introduction of Sharia Law in Europe
Nothing to see here; move along you darned Islamophobes!
A politician has controversially voiced her backing for Sharia law being introduced in Europe, calling it "absolutely comparable" with current legislation.
Absolutely comparable in what way exactly? Sharia demands that married individuals who cheat be stoned to death. To me, that doesn't seem very compatible with Germany law. After all, Germany has actually abolished the death penalty.
And how about the Sharia-prescribed punishment for theft -- cutting off the thief's hands? I'm all for a zero-tolerance policy, but modern European governments do not have the right to cause bodily harm to suspects (or convicted criminals, for that matter).
Another issue: rape. When a woman says she has been raped, Sharia demands she finds a couple of witnesses who can corroborate her story. If she doesn't find such witnesses, she can be put on trial herself, resulting in a very serious punishment.
The State Secretary for the Berlin government, Sawsan Chebli, defended Islamic law saying it can exist alongside Germany's Basic Law because it "largely regulates the relationship between God and man."
That, too, is simply not true. Sharia law is "divine" according to fundamentalist Muslims -- that is correct. But that doesn't mean it mostly focuses on the relationship between God and man. In fact, it focuses quite a bit on man's relationship with... man. Either Mrs. Chebli doesn't know what she's talking about, or she's lying through her teeth. In either case, she clearly is unfit for her role in Berlin's local government (seriously, she's actually state secretary? What a joke).
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