Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Muslims in U.S. Don't Want to Live under Shariah; Many Fled Muslim World to Escape Shariah Law

The Huffington Post website reports today (September 13, 2011) that a coalition of Muslim groups say they don't want to live under Shariah (Islamic) law in Michigan -- or anywhere else.

An umbrella group -- called the American Islamic Leadership Conference -- recently announced its support for a proposed Michigan law that would forbid state judges from enforcing foreign laws (including Shariah), when they violate the U.S. Constitution.

The statement said the group recognized that people of faith had the right to religious arbiters so long as their decisions did not conflict with American law.

Manda Ervin -- head of the Maryland-based Alliance of Iranian Women -- said: "Many of us fled the Muslim world to escape Shariah law... We do not wish these laws to follow us here."

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