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Like we need more proof of the lie that "its a religion of peace" check out the following article by a muslim "cleric" about how husbands should not only beat their wifes, but they should be proud of it. http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40276 I find it appropriate that next to the article in question there is another article http://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10633450%255E2703,00.html about a fictional short film based on an islamic woman and her abuse by her husband, rape by a relative, and brutal punishment for adultery. This film, which has muslims in an uproar, is said to be a grossly distoted view of "the religion...

In his sermon broadcast on Qatar TV, a Muslim cleric claims some wives, due to their nature, must be beaten. The cleric's Aug. 27 message to the faithful was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute TV Monitor Project, or MEMRI TV. The video of the sermon can be viewed on MEMRI's website. "We must know that [wife] beating is a punishment in Islamic religious law," the cleric stated. "No one should deny this because this was permitted by the Creator of Man, and because when you purchase an electric appliance or a car you get instructions – a...

JEDDAH, 19 May 2004 — Although the case of Rania Al-Baz brought a whirlwind of media attention to the issue of spousal abuse in Saudi Arabia, most victims remain silent. Perhaps more abused women will be encouraged to speak out now that people are talking about the issue, but unless steps are taken to protect the victims, not much will change for these women. They often have nowhere to go, no one to take care of the children, and they worry what will people say about them if they get a divorce. “The last thing they think about is themselves,...

PARIS, April 21 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – French Muslim leaders rebuked an imam who was expelled from France Wednesday, April 21, over press statements that Qur'an authorizes wife beating. Defending himself, Abdelkader Bouziane, the imam of a mosque in the eastern city of Lyon, insisted his remarks did not contradict his "abidance by the country's law". The Algerian national caused an uproar when he told the April issue of a local magazine, Lyon Mag, that "beating your wife is authorized by the Qur'an". The magazine interview outraged Islamic representatives in the rigidly-secular country, as Islam gives a revered status...

Last month, as Muslims in the small northern Italian town of Luino prepared to celebrate the annual Islamic Eid Al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," they were met by some surprising opposition. The feast, which requires the slaughter of rams and lambs carried out according to Islamic tradition — meaning the animal must bleed to death after its throat is slit — sparked outrage amongst the region's animal-rights activists. Abandoning the hushed reverence with which Europe's Left usually regards all things Islamic, a coalition of groups gathered in front of a Luino slaughterhouse in an effort to prevent trucks loaded with...

All sensible husbands will agree with me when I say that it is very important to beat one's wife. They will therefore share my sympathy with Mohamed Kamal Mustafa, the preacher who was given a 15-month prison sentence in Spain last week for writing a book offering tips on wife-beating, the Muslim way. In Women in Islam, published three years ago, Mr. Mustafa recommends a three-stage approach to keeping the little woman in order: first, give her verbal warnings; next, if she still refuses to mend her ways, subject her to a period of sexual abstinence; finally, if even stage...

Imam rapped for wife-beating book Mustafa reportedly says he opposes violence against womenA Muslim cleric who wrote a book that advised men how to beat up their wives without leaving incriminating marks has been sentenced by a Spanish court. Mohamed Kamal Mustafa was given 15 months in jail, which he will not serve as Spanish law suspends sentences of under two years for first offences. Mustafa's book, Women in Islam, sparked outrage among women's groups when it was published three years ago. In his defence, the imam said he was interpreting passages from the Koran.A jury in Barcelona found Mustafa...

MADRID, Spain A Muslim cleric who wrote a book advising men how to beat their wives without leaving marks was sentenced to a year and three months suspended sentance Wednesday. Mohamed Kamal Mustafa, imam at the mosque in the southern town of Fuengirola, incited violence against women. Arguing that he was interpreting passages of the Quran, defense attorney Jose Luis Bravo described the sentence as "unfair and a result of media pressure over the case." In his book "Women in Islam," published three years ago, Mustafa wrote that verbal warnings followed by a period of sexual inactivity can be used...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) - A spate of murders involving military spouses at the Fort Bragg army base has focused new attention on domestic violence in the U.S. armed services, which critics say the Pentagon has failed to adequately address. Though the military acknowledges it could do a better job collecting statistics on domestic violence by service personnel, studies have suggested that abuse rates are two to three times higher than in the civilian population. Defense Department estimates suggest incidents of domestic violence in the military rose from 18.6 per 1,000 marriages in 1990 to 25.6 per 1,000 in 1996....