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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (103861)	7/25/2007 1:13:08 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

"I can't agree. Iraq is 60% Shiites who don't believe in the ideas of a liberal democracy. They believe in Shia law - administered by the mosque, not by a secular government. You don't have your facts straight. They believe in Shariah Law which isn't administered by a Mosque. A Mosque is a place to pray. Sometimes Islamic centers (where every kind of civil and social agency is housed) are attached to Mosques (Masjeds). Shariah law is interpreted by religious scholars. A council, called the Shariah Council, reviews legal situations to determine whether or not a Shariah law applies. In an Islamic culture there are police, judges, attorneys, and courts where cases are argued according to Islamic Jurisprudence based on Shariah law. There is no fundamental contradiction between Shariah law and democracy. Shariah law is adaptable to any political form of government. In some regions the courts under Islamic jurisprudence are very liberal and lenient to law breakers, in other regions the courts are very conservative and harsh in their determinations of crime and punishments. It is easy to guess which type of system will emerge based on the pre-existing culture.