Feminists outraged as B'nai B'rith Canada sides with Muslims on domestic law

Haaretz ^ | Mon., January 17, 2005 | Sheldon Gordon

[nickcarraway]

TORONTO - In a move that is angering Jewish feminists, B'nai B'rith Canada is supporting the demands of conservative Muslims in the province of Ontario who wish to have the right to use private arbitration based on Islamic law for the resolution of their marital, custody and inheritance disputes.

[taxesareforever]

Oh Canada, oh Canada, take the blinders off.

[Red Sea Swimmer]

A "secular jewish feminist" is a terrible title for a woman. If the actual woman so named purports to be jewish, doesn't believe in god and dislikes men then that is far more terrible.

[axiom9]

No governement in marriage. It's a stone that kills three victims.

Feminists
Gays
Michael Newdow

[Betaille]

As soon as I saw the word "feminist" I knew I diagree'd with them. Hate to give power to labels, but feminists deserve no credibility.

[snarks_when_bored]

Canadians—and all non-muslims—need to watch the old 1958 sci-fi movie "The Blob" (starring a very young Steve McQueen).

[West Coast Conservative]

Ester Reiter, a secular Jewish feminist

Sorry Ester, but you're not Jewish. You have to belive in GOD in order to call yourself Jewish.

[redpoll]

So Canada is committing cultural suicide. Good thing we have guns up here in Alaska before Islamic law is imposed on us.

[SunkenCiv]

sounds like the usual leftist suspects are cookin' up new "reasons" to hate the Jews:

Jerusalem gay pride parade sparks opposition
Jerusalem Post ^ | Jan. 17, 2005 | Etgar Lefkowits
Posted on 01/17/2005 10:24:54 AM PST by Alouette
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1322549/posts

[popdonnelly]

These Muslims have chosen to live in Canada. In Canada, you abide by Canadian law. Or you can find some other country to live in.

In light of Muslim violence, backwardness, and intolerance of others, I don't understand the rush to coddle the poor babies.

[Decombobulator]

In Canada, you abide by Canadian law. Or you can find some other country to live in.

No, that would make too much sense. Canadians are critical of the US's "melting pot" philosophy and instead believe that immigrants shouldn't have to assimilate, but rather should be allowed and even encouraged to continue acting the way they did in their old countries, and it's native-born Canadians who should have to change to make the immigrants feel more comfortable. Canada will not exist in 50 years (at least not as we know it).

[Let's Roll]

These "women" have dedicated themselves to emasculating their men and are now reaping the result.

[Jim Robinson]

Have received a couple of email messages from the author of this piece. He does not want his articles posted to FR. He says a brief excerpt is fine, but we cannot link directly to his articles. In accordance with his wishes, I have excerpted this one and changed the link to go to the front page:

http://www.haaretz.com/

Please do not post this author's work in the future.

Thanks,

Jim