sharia
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A Tale of Two Marches
Leftists protest in support of Sharia, while turning “gay pride” marches into resist-Trump protests.
The Ugly Face of Sharia Law in America
Being ambivalent toward Western values sets a dangerous path. Stories from Detroit and Minneapolis show why.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sharia?
The word “contentious” doesn’t begin to describe the American immigration debate over the last two decades. But in recent days, the lines are being redrawn — and with it, the national conversation. The focus is no longer being dominated by illegal immigration south of Texas but “legal” immigration coming from across the Atlantic, where a bold new enemy is exposing weaknesses in the West’s tolerance.
Disorder in Sharia Courts
Set aside for a moment the violent incidents associated with people claiming to act under the authority of their Islamic faith and consider instead what passes for normalcy. Some in Britain would like to elevate to the level of wide-scale acceptance Sharia law, an Islamic legal system predicated on the religious tenets of Islam. “A number of Sharia councils operate in the UK to offer resolution to disputes,” writes The Express, but currently “they have no jurisdiction in criminal matters.” Not yet, anyway. There is a campaign underway to make a UK suburb Britain’s Sharia-law zone.