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[ Under sharia there is no freedom and no human rights since the Quran controls ever detail of daily living. ]

Not so(about no freedom).. under sharia law there as much freedom as the mullahs(the gov't) want you to have.. like in democracy.. both sharia law and democracy have zero rights.. merely gov't granted privileges .. big difference between god given rights and gov't granted privilges..

Democracy is mob rule(group rule).. as is Sharia Law.. also Monarchy, Oligarchy, several other 'archy's and any autocratic form of government.. is MOB RULE.. only difference is the mob that rules.. THATS WHY the United States is NOT a democracy..

Three words found NOWHERE in the U.S. Constitution..
1) democracy...
2) democractic..
3) democrat.. its by design and is NOT an oversight.. The founders knew full well what democracy was and chose against it.. ON PURPOSE.. A republic is democratic in its essense but still is NOT a democracy.. BECAUSE... a democracy IS Mob Rule..

I think we're picking nits here. You seem to be drawing a distinction between a democracy and a republic (one which I agree with by the way)...and I am using the word "democracy" in a simple definition (as it has been used in referring to the government to be constituted in Iraq...a government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives).

Mullahs aren't elected and, though they may adhere in varying degrees to the dictates of the Quran and the life of the Prophet, the rules and punishments of Sharia are potentially medieval and more intrusive than not.

My bottom line is, frankly, I would rather see a republic in Iraq and a highly secular one at that rather than any form of sharia.

Also, Hirsi Ali is in Toronto this week protesting against the possible use of sharia in settling and mediating family disputes. You are probably familiar with her. I think she would say that the human rights under sharia, to the extent any exist, greatly depend on one's gender.