Woman & Sharia - Obama's faith adviser Dalia Mogahed pushes for the law she say's is just misunderstood [Video]

Date: October 27, 2009

Obama's Muslim faith-based adviser - claims in this clip from an hour long program with Link TV - that Sharia law punishments are meant to be equally applied both the men and women. Wisely - someone in the youtube comments pointed out that there is no allowance for Muslim women to beat their men. But we can also look at treatments - a woman's word is worth half in the court - and with inheritance she is also cut down to half of her brother's lot. In any case the Sharia law punishments Dalia M. speaks of - include stoning, flogging and beheading. It is incredible how she is off at every opportunity batting for Sharia - a law diametrically opposed to human rights and freedom and democracy as we know it - while working for the Obama administration. Her continued appointment raises a lot of questions.

She goes on to do a further plug for Sharia finance - saying that Muslim governments emerged unscathed by the financial crisis. No doubt she would have to rethink her position due to the chaos in the Dubai financial market.

This second video taken from the same interview - goes to the heart of my concerns about Islam in the western world. The man Reza Suarez - says that religion can't be separated when a person makes decisions about policy. This goes to the point that if there are enough Muslims - then they can simply vote for Sharia law or similar such laws - in a western democracy. And we should be worried.

Reza S. states that Sharia law in Egypt is simply on the books and is not observed. Tell that to the people trying to leave Islam - whereas the constitution allows for freedom of religion.