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spanone

(135,637 posts)
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:12 PM Aug 2016

Trump doesn't understand what Sharia is

(CNN)It's clear that Donald Trump has no idea what Sharia is. Earlier this month, Trump proposed what he described as "extreme vetting" to ban immigrants who "believed Sharia law should supplant American law." But while this irrational fear-mongering might play well to some of his supporters, it is detached from reality.

Perhaps Trump isn't interested in the truth. The rest of us should be, though, because understanding the truth about Islam is the best way to fight extremism within it. The alternative is to misunderstand and misrepresent the majority of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims, the very people who have the greatest stake in the fight. (Remember, the vast majority of victims of Islamic extremist attacks are Muslims.)

So, what exactly is the truth about Sharia, and how does that help us combat extremism? In short, there is a difference between personal, spiritual Sharia and the political incorporation of Sharia into law. And within both, there are progressive interpretations as well as more fundamentalist conservative interpretations. So the word Sharia doesn't mean one thing.

"Every practicing Muslim -- whether traditional or conservative or progressive -- in some way follows Sharia," says Wajahat Ali, a Virginia-based writer and creative director of Affinis Labs. "There's no book called Sharia. You can't rent it. It's subject to human interpretation and is malleable, thus explaining how Muslims have existed for 1,400 years in nearly every society."


http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/25/opinions/trump-doesnt-understand-sharia-kohn/index.html
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spanone

(135,637 posts)
7. you're right. his curiosity only extends to his ability to incite an audience.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 05:17 PM
Aug 2016

he would have to learn something to truly understand it, and he's not going to do that.

 

HerrKarlMarx

(37 posts)
3. Sharia is a judicial and political system
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:21 PM
Aug 2016

Sharia demands that our every day laws, on both a federal and local level, follow the demands of the Qur'an.

Jihad is a personal matter. Even though right wingers would lead us to believe that Jihad is a holy war against Christian culture, against Western culture, in reality Jihad is a personal war against sin and temptation. On the other hand, Sharia does demand we follow Islamic law, whether that means praying five times a day or resisting against the influences of non-Islamic (Christian, Jewish, etc) culture.

underpants

(182,283 posts)
4. This is more standard RW radio fodder
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:37 PM
Aug 2016

That's what Trump does, repeat what his audience wants to hear.

former9thward

(31,806 posts)
6. No.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:53 PM
Aug 2016

Orthodox Jews don't demand the rest of humanity conform to Kosher rules. The followers of Islam demand we all follow Sharia because that is the position of the Koran.

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