Oppresive Hypocracy from Islam
This story comes right out of the laughable column. Saudi Arabia complaigns that its citizens are not given enough freedom in Europe to practice Islam. Yet at the same time they oppress and discourage any religion other then Islam in thier own country.
From Jihad Watch:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/
Saudi Arabia complains that Muslims can't practice their faith freely in Europe
Beyond parody.
"HRC to Address Muslim Rights Issues in Europe," by Raid Qusti for Arab News (thanks to Twostellas):
RIYADH, 4 October 2007 — Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) will urge its counterparts in the European Union to ask their governments not to link terrorism to Islam and also to issue regulations to protect Muslims from prejudice and discrimination because of their faith.
According to a source at HRC, the government-funded rights body will also address various human rights issues in Europe: when Muslims are unjustly interrogated, treated with disrespect, physically or mentally abused, or not allowed to practice their faith freely such as Muslim girls being prevented from wearing the hijab (head cover) in some schools.
The points are expected to be addressed during HRC’s official participation in the Second Arab-European Dialogue on Human Rights and Terrorism, which will take place in Copenhagen on Oct.21-23. “The dialogue is significant because it is being held in Denmark, where the controversy started over the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) cartoons,” the source told Arab News.
[PRETTY HYPOCRITICAL IS IT NOT? A COUNTRY THAT HAS ANTICHRISTIAN AND HEBREW FAITH LAWS. LAWS THAT ARE MIDEVEIL IN CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, NOW COMPLAIN THAT THEY ARE NOT FREE ENOUGH.
ISLAM AS PRESENTED SUCKS!]
ALSO FROM JIHAD WATCH:
Saudis launch official fatwa website!
"The move is apparently an attempt to ensure that fatwas issued by authorised scholars are given prominence." Yes, no more crackpottery, eh wot? The site will feature rulings from the late Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz, whose fair and responsible rulings have gained him worldwide posthumous respect.
Witness this Toronto Muslim website (thanks to Kathy Shaidle) which reproduces the great Sheikh's ruling on this question: "Is it allowed for a father to force his daughter to marry a specific man that she does not want to mary [sic]?" Sheikh bin Baz responds:
...The father must seek her permission if she is nine years of age or above. Similarly, her other guardians may not marry her off except by her permission. This is obligatory upon all of them. If one is married without permission, then the marriage is not valid. This is because one of the conditions of the marriage is that both partners accept the marriage. If she is married without her permission, by threat or coercion, then the marriage is not valid. The only exception is in the case of the father and his daughter who is less than nine years of age. There is no harm if he gets her married while she is less than nine years old, according to the correct opinion. This is based on the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) marrying Aisha without her consent when she was less than nine years old, as is stated in authentic Hadith. However, if she is nine years old or more, she cannot be married, even by her father, except with her consent....
Wait a minute. I thought only venomous Islamophobes believed that Aisha was six when Muhammad married her and nine when he consummated the marriage. Is the House of Saud aware that it is featuring an Islamophobe on its fatwa website?
"Official Saudi website for fatwas," from the BBC (thanks to all who sent this in):
Saudi Arabia has launched an official website to publish Islamic legal rulings, or fatwas.
The move is apparently an attempt to ensure that fatwas issued by authorised scholars are given prominence.
Visitors to the new website will be able to ask questions on various topics and get replies from the Council of Senior Ulema (Islamic scholars).
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy governed according to a conservative interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.
'Fatwa chaos'
A section of the Saudi site is devoted to the former head of the council, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz.
Sheikh bin Baz, who died in 1999, was known for issuing controversial religious rulings.
In 1991, he issued a fatwa prohibiting women from driving cars.
From Jihad Watch:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/
Saudi Arabia complains that Muslims can't practice their faith freely in Europe
Beyond parody.
"HRC to Address Muslim Rights Issues in Europe," by Raid Qusti for Arab News (thanks to Twostellas):
RIYADH, 4 October 2007 — Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) will urge its counterparts in the European Union to ask their governments not to link terrorism to Islam and also to issue regulations to protect Muslims from prejudice and discrimination because of their faith.
According to a source at HRC, the government-funded rights body will also address various human rights issues in Europe: when Muslims are unjustly interrogated, treated with disrespect, physically or mentally abused, or not allowed to practice their faith freely such as Muslim girls being prevented from wearing the hijab (head cover) in some schools.
The points are expected to be addressed during HRC’s official participation in the Second Arab-European Dialogue on Human Rights and Terrorism, which will take place in Copenhagen on Oct.21-23. “The dialogue is significant because it is being held in Denmark, where the controversy started over the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) cartoons,” the source told Arab News.
[PRETTY HYPOCRITICAL IS IT NOT? A COUNTRY THAT HAS ANTICHRISTIAN AND HEBREW FAITH LAWS. LAWS THAT ARE MIDEVEIL IN CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, NOW COMPLAIN THAT THEY ARE NOT FREE ENOUGH.
ISLAM AS PRESENTED SUCKS!]
ALSO FROM JIHAD WATCH:
Saudis launch official fatwa website!
"The move is apparently an attempt to ensure that fatwas issued by authorised scholars are given prominence." Yes, no more crackpottery, eh wot? The site will feature rulings from the late Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz, whose fair and responsible rulings have gained him worldwide posthumous respect.
Witness this Toronto Muslim website (thanks to Kathy Shaidle) which reproduces the great Sheikh's ruling on this question: "Is it allowed for a father to force his daughter to marry a specific man that she does not want to mary [sic]?" Sheikh bin Baz responds:
...The father must seek her permission if she is nine years of age or above. Similarly, her other guardians may not marry her off except by her permission. This is obligatory upon all of them. If one is married without permission, then the marriage is not valid. This is because one of the conditions of the marriage is that both partners accept the marriage. If she is married without her permission, by threat or coercion, then the marriage is not valid. The only exception is in the case of the father and his daughter who is less than nine years of age. There is no harm if he gets her married while she is less than nine years old, according to the correct opinion. This is based on the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) marrying Aisha without her consent when she was less than nine years old, as is stated in authentic Hadith. However, if she is nine years old or more, she cannot be married, even by her father, except with her consent....
Wait a minute. I thought only venomous Islamophobes believed that Aisha was six when Muhammad married her and nine when he consummated the marriage. Is the House of Saud aware that it is featuring an Islamophobe on its fatwa website?
"Official Saudi website for fatwas," from the BBC (thanks to all who sent this in):
Saudi Arabia has launched an official website to publish Islamic legal rulings, or fatwas.
The move is apparently an attempt to ensure that fatwas issued by authorised scholars are given prominence.
Visitors to the new website will be able to ask questions on various topics and get replies from the Council of Senior Ulema (Islamic scholars).
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy governed according to a conservative interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.
'Fatwa chaos'
A section of the Saudi site is devoted to the former head of the council, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz.
Sheikh bin Baz, who died in 1999, was known for issuing controversial religious rulings.
In 1991, he issued a fatwa prohibiting women from driving cars.
