I have done my homework

Submitted by Todd (United States), Oct 22, 2007 at 20:08

I have been doing my home work. I am an athiest that has made the understanding of islam my hobby. I spend most of my time on the computer learning about it. I am currently reading Ayaan Hirsi Ali's new book, " Infidel." I know that there is a difference in the muslim world about how strict they are. Turkey is an exception to the rule from most parts of the muslim world.

The head scarf has been banned in certain places, but being almost 95% muslim is feeling the pressure to become more conservative. The muslim countries in Africa all require the head scarf. Now many muslims want even non-muslims to be veiled. This is happening in Gaza, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Maylasia, Afganistan, Pakistan, etc. The driving thing is pretty much an arab cultural thing practiced in SA.

From my readings, I would have to say that muslim women in most parts of the world are not treated anywhere near as good as they are in the West. Sharia law is not exactly fair with the sexes. Men rule the house and everyone in it. Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book talks about how it was in Somalia, Kenya and other African countries. I am getting much of my information about this particular article from the link that was in this article about western women marrying arab men. It covers what to expect when moving to the kingdom and how she will be treated and what her rights are.

I also see islam as an arab invention, by arabs, for arabs. If you look at the many madrasas across the world, they teach the koran in arabic. The fact is that most muslims don't understand aribic. How can memorizing the koran in a language one does not understand allow one to learn about islam? I have an english translation koran that was sent to me from CAIR. This is the offical koran given out by them. I have read it. But now I have been using it for research. When I read something on the net about islam, I goto the sura they are talking about and read it. I keep hearing muslims say that people cherry pick things and take them out of context. I find this arguement weak at best.

I see islam as a big problem for the world in the future. Why, because islam preaches the Us against Them attitude. Immigrants refuse to assimilate with their host countries. This is what is happening in the EU as well in other countries. Look at Dearborn MI. They support Hezballah openly.

And the koran says that all the world was created by allah and that muslims all want to live under the sharia. I say all because you never hear any muslims saying "no, we do not want to live under sharia." The only ones that speak up against the ones that are the so called muslim leaders in the West are the ones that muslims would call apostates.

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