Posted on 01/17/2008 9:56:13 PM PST by GratianGasparri
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario -- Three Muslim women in Canada have filed a human rights complaint against Syed Soharwardy, the Alberta-based imam who brought publisher Ezra Levant before the Alberta Human Rights Commission after Mr. Levant's magazine republished the Danish Muhammad cartoons.
Qasira Shaheen, Robina Butt and Shugufta Iftikhar filed their complaint, dated Dec. 28, with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, saying they "were treated differently from men in the following manner: Abusive language uttered towards us; Not permitted to ask any questions; Denied participation as equal members of the Muslim community; Physically and verbally threatened; Made to sit in the back of the hall; Accused of disrupting and sabotaging the proceedings; Forced to vacate the premises; Followed-up by obscene and threatening phone calls and letters in the mail."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
It seems islam itself cultures Islamic supremacists and predominantly male values!
Agreed.
It is not as if he were a priest or a minister. Then he would be fair game.
Not possible. Read their book.
I believe only Muslim women can effect that change.
Kind of tough when you can't vote, drive, or even leave the house without permission from your owner.
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She was one of the Butt Sisters in the song "Troglodyte"
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Great! Now ladies there are ways to deal with men who would treat you disrespectfully and you know what they are. So in the words of the successful advertising campaign “Just Do It”.
There can be no such reformation movement in Islam. The laws of Mohammad remain the laws of Islam. Slavery will ALWAYS be legal even if it is unpopular or rare.
Mohammed was the last prophet, no one can undo the cult leader’s work.
From the Washington Times article:
“Mr. Butt called Mr. Soharwardy an example of a person who gives Muslims a bad name .....”
So, Mr. Butt doesn’t like another Muslim? These names and fanatical religious positions, once were considered beyond the limits of the bottom dwellers in the pulp fiction writers community.
Asimov was right - Muslims are stranger than we can think they are!
They are muslim women.
Since when do chattel have any rights (in a muslim community)?
Women shouldn’t vote or drive. They should stay in their bunny jammies and work to keep their hair lustrous and perfumey.
No chance for a Martin Luther of Islam, eh? Too bad. Guess they will have to remain living in nations that tolerate 7th Century mores (which, I hope, won’t be the U.S.A.).
In other words, they were treated as Muslim women rather than Canadian women. These women are very brave, because by doing this, they are probably putting themselves in danger of stoning or beheading or something equally vile. However, if Muslim women are to ever be treated humanely, someone has to start the protest somewhere, somehow.
I am noticing a lot of flippant comments on this thread, but the subhuman treatment of women in Muslim culture is something that has to be stopped. Every human is entitled to a measure of dignity.
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