Being a Muslim woman

This was written by a woman born in Egypt as a Muslim. This is not # hearsay,
and it will scare you. Make sure you read the paragraph (in red) towards # the
end. Joys of Muslim Women* ****
by Nonie Darwish

In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old
and have sexual intimacy with this child, consummating the marriage by 9.
The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes # his
slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her # as
a toy.
Even though a woman is abused, she cannot obtain a divorce.
To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses.
Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the
family must return the dowry. The family has the right to execute her (an
honour killing) to restore the honour of the family. Husbands can beat # their
wives 'at will' and the man does not have to say why he has beaten her.
The husband is permitted to have 4 wives and a temporary wife for an hour
(prostitute) at his discretion.
The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of
the woman.
In the Western World (UK) Muslim men are starting to demand Shariah Law so
the wife cannot obtain a divorce and he can have full and complete control
of her. It is amazing and alarming how many of our sisters and daughters
attending American Universities are now marrying Muslim men and submitting
themselves and their children unsuspectingly to the Shariah law.
By passing this on, enlightened women may avoid becoming a slave under
Shariah Law.*
Ripping the West in Two**. *Author and lecturer Nonie Darwish says the # goal
of radical Islamists is to impose Shariah law on the world, ripping # Western
law and liberty in two.
She recently authored the book, *Cruel and Usual **Punishment**: The
Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law*.
Darwish was born in Cairo and spent her childhood in Egypt and Gaza before
immigrating to America in 1978, when she was eight years old. Her father
died while leading covert attacks on Israel . He was a high-ranking
Egyptian military officer stationed with his family in Gaza . When he # died,
he was considered a "shahid," a martyr for jihad. His posthumous status
earned Nonie and her family an elevated position in Muslim society.
But Darwish developed a skeptical eye at an early age. She questioned her
own Muslim culture and upbringing. She converted to Christianity after
hearing a Christian preacher on television.
In her latest book, Darwish warns about creeping Shariah law - what it is,
what it means and how it is manifested in Islamic countries.
For the West, she says radical Islamists are working to impose Sharia on # the
world. If that happens, Western civilization will be destroyed. # Westerners
generally assume all religions encourage a respect for the dignity of each
individual. Islamic law (Sharia) teaches that non-Muslims should be
subjugated or killed in this world.
Peace and prosperity for one's children is not as important as assuring # that
Islamic law rules everywhere in the Middle East and eventually in the # world.
While Westerners tend to think that all religions encourage some form of # the
golden rule, Sharia teaches two systems of ethics - one for Muslims and
another for non-Muslims. Building on tribal practices of the seventh
century, Sharia encourages the side of humanity that wants to take from # and
subjugate others.
While Westerners tend to think in terms of religious people developing a
personal understanding of and relationship with God, Sharia advocates
executing people who ask difficult questions that could be interpreted as
criticism.
It's hard to imagine, that in this day and age, Islamic scholars agree # that
those who criticize Islam or choose to stop being Muslim should be # executed.
Sadly, while talk of an Islamic reformation is common and even assumed by
many in the West, such murmurings in the Middle East are silenced through
intimidation.
While Westerners are accustomed to an increase in religious tolerance over
time, Darwish explains how petrol dollars are being used to grow an
extremely intolerant form of political Islam in her native Egypt and
elsewhere.
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