[Bush2000]

The article doesn't say anything we didn't know long ago. They'd already planned on saying no law can be against Islam, but they would also lay out a basic set of human rights that no law (even those supported by Muslim fundies) could violate. We'll see how it panned out.

Unfortunately, there's no way to reconcile the two. Islam will perpetuate, among other things, violence and tyranny against women. And given that Jihad is burned into Islam, it seems that that will be the likely loophole in the Constitution for anything which doesn't satisfy fundies...

[antiRepublicrat]

Islam will perpetuate, among other things, violence and tyranny against women.

Under the repressive misogynistic interpretations of those currently holding power in most Muslim countries. There is easily room within the Quran, depending on interpretation, for women to live free in Iraq. A guarantee of rights would prevent the repressive interpretations from being enacted into law. Well, that is, prevent to the extent that it can. Our Constitution wasn't exactly perfectly able to prevent abuses we see today in direct contradiction of the wishes of the Founders and the plain language of their document.

Still, I'll wait for the text on this one, especially as there were women working on the draft.