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Shari'ah Law Has No Place Here

How the Government of Ontario would entertainsimilar "voluntary" practice called suttee.
such a regressive notion as the introductionFor
of Shari'ah law in the resolution of family
matters continues to mortify me. WidelyHindu women who became widowed "voluntarily"
documented and internationally condemned asjumped  on  the  funeral  pyre,
being contrary to basic Canadian values, the
abuses, biases, and discrimination practicedsometimes being "helped" by her husbands
against women under Shari'ah has no place infamily  to  maintain  their  honor  upon his
my province.Justice is blind to nothing but
the facts, Shari'ah law is not.It devaluesdeath. The British outlawed this practice
women and accords them little if any200  years  ago,  and for good reason. It is
protection  in  respect  to  domestic
not inline with western thought - and as
disputes. To believe that the provision ofhard  as  it  may  be  for  some to believe,
Shari'ah  law  as  a  "voluntary"  dispute
Canada IS a western nation.I believe that
resolution alternative is naivety at itswomen, irrespective of faith are entitled by
grandest.  Implementing  this  puts women atlaw  to  equal  status,
risk of coercion, condemnation, andprotection and representation as their male
alienation within the Muslim community shouldcounterparts.  "Equality  before  and  under
law and equal protection and benefit of law"
disputes arise and they fail tois  enshrined  in  the  Canadian  Charter of
"voluntarily" opt for resolution through
Shari'ahRights and Freedoms. Shari'ah does not
embrace  this  ideal  in  its application to
tribunals."Men are the maintainers of women
because Allah has made some of them to exceldomestic matters and on that ground alone if
no  other,  is  unacceptable.  Ontario
others and because they spend out of their
property;  the  good  women  are  thereforealready has means of arbitration. The Family
Law  Act  exists  to  govern  family  legal
obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has
guarded;  and  (as  to)  those  on  whosematters in the Province of Ontario and
should  also  be  the only applicable Act in
part you fear desertion, admonish them, and
leave  them  alone  in  the  sleeping-respect to family matters in the Muslim
community.I urge anyone who claims stake in
places and beat them; then if they obey you,the future of Canada to write to the Premier
do  not  seek  a  way  against  them; surelyand
Allah  is  High,  Great."voice your concern for the introduction of
Shari'ah  law  as a legally binding means of
(Qur'an 4:34 English translation: MH
Shakir)I know this because Hinduism had aarbitration.



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