10 August 2009

Ideological passion sells us short

As believers in the primacy of sharia and the divine truth of the Koran, they are deeply compromised by living in a society built on civil law and secular customs. Our legal system is an imposition on them.....

In other words, they accept only sharia, the rest is a charade. Even the family and supporters of the accused went out of their way to express contempt for the legal system and, by extension, the society it represents. .... I have observed the same thing first-hand numerous times during criminal trials involving Muslim defendants, families and supporters. In every case, the idea that Muslims are in trouble because they have been ''marginalised'' by society is reality turned on its head. They are the ones who have marginalised a society they are happy to exploit but not respect. [Sydney Morning Herald] Read more