Shariah rising in the West
The Washington Times ^ | November 23, 2006 | Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen
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The founder of the Muslim Brotherhood would have been ecstatic... Indeed, the everyday consequences of adopting the Muslim Brotherhood's "Islam as a way of life" are felt in the United States and Western civilization in many ways... The Koran does not require that women wear a veil. Yet, the Doha-based spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Yousuf al-Qaradawi, claims that banning the veil "is a glaring violation of both Islamic teachings and relevant international charters of human rights which regard clothing as a matter of one's personal freedom." Increasingly, Muslim restrictions on alcohol and dogs also effect Western non-Muslims... The executive director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center in Minneapolis, Omar Jamal, complained that the fatwa by the Muslim American Society (MAS)...is "looking for an issue to get Muslims to rally behind to drive a wedge in the community between Muslims and non-Muslims." Under the guise of personal freedom, so cherished in the West, they introduce conservative Muslim restrictions on private and public life. The Qatar-based Al Jazeera, the major platform for bin Laden and other Islamist messages worldwide, began its English-language broadcasting unit Al-Jazeera English (AJE) this month... Middle East petrodollars also pay hefty retainers to former diplomats to influence public opinion and lobby for change in public policy and laws. Their money buys them the best... The Saudis are also at the forefront of the internationalization of Islamic banking... With the exponential growth in Saudi oil wealth and the growing influence of petrodollars in Western markets, the Saudis also successfully promoted interest in Islamic banking worldwide. This development has introduced Shariah into the otherwise entirely secular U.S. financial market, thereby effectively establishing a two-tier banking system...
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