What hath Shariah wrought?

Campus Report ^ | August 11, 2009 | Brittany Fortier

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What hath Shariah wrought?

by: Brittany Fortier, August 11, 2009

Some movies engage the mind or lift the spirit, but The Stoning Of Soraya M. touches the soul. The film tells the story of an Iranian village’s persecution of a woman named Soraya, who is falsely accused of adultery by her husband. Through the corruption of local village leaders, the husband is able to conspire against his wife by taking advantage of a system that is already rigged against her.

When a journalist named Freidoune Sahebjam (Jim Cavesiel, The Passion of the Christ) comes to the village, an opportunity is presented to tell Soraya’s story. Soraya’s aunt, Zahara, played by Academy Award nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog), tells Sahebjam that since “voices of women do not matter in here” she wants him to take her voice and share Soraya’s story with the world.

The film is a compelling reminder of the cruel realities of injustice for those who live under oppressive regimes. So many of their stories are unknown and unheard, making it all the more important to acknowledge that such instances of injustice still exist, even today in a world that strives to protect human rights.

Soraya (Mozhan Marn, Charlie Wilson’s War) maintains her integrity and dignity throughout her ordeal, making the betrayal and harsh treatment she is subjected to even more painful to witness. Through her extraordinary courage, she not only inspires the audience, but makes them ask themselves what they would do if they were in the same position...

[downtownconservative]

Coming soon to a town or village near you...no not the movie, sharia law.

[ml/nj]

When FReepers go see this film I ask you to listen carefully to the first chants of "Allah akbar," I think when the townsmen greet the town mullah. I thought I heard a single voice say, "Heil Hitler," once. Of course, I wasn't prepared for this and it might just have been my imagination. But if you are paying close attention and listening for this, you should be able to confirm or refute my observation.

I have to say, as a Jew with some knowledge of Mishna and Talmud, that I wondered if we might not have had our Sorayas in our own history.

ML/NJ

[GeronL]

I wondered if we might not have had our Sorayas in our own history

oh okay, then that makes it okay. I mean if they were doing it 1000 years ago, that certainly justifies letting the muslims do this around the world.

I would say, NO.

[ml/nj]

oh okay, then that makes it okay.

Listen Pal, I wasn't drawing any equivalence between Judaism and Islam any more than if I pointed out that both require prayer multiple times each day. The problem for the world isn't how the Islamic Swine treat their own women. It's how they have and would treat ours.

ML/NJ

[GeronL]

I know that. I was just being dense on purpose. I’m not really dumb enough to think a FReeper would actually belive that in that way.