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Men are in charge of women
Posted by Raven on March 23rd, 2007
This is sickening.
Judge Tells Battered Muslim Wife: Koran Says ‘Men Are in Charge of Women’
BERLIN — Politicians and Muslim leaders condemned a German judge Thursday for citing the Koran in her rejection of a Muslim woman’s request for a quick divorce on grounds she was abused by her husband.
Judge Christa Datz-Winter said in a recommendation earlier this year that both partners came from a “Moroccan cultural environment in which it is not uncommon for a man to exert a right of corporal punishment over his wife,” according to the court. The woman is a German of Moroccan descent married to a Moroccan citizen.
The judge argued that her case was not one of exceptional hardship in which fast-track divorce proceedings would be justified. When the woman protested, Datz-Winter cited a passage from the Koran to back up her argument that reads in part, “men are in charge of women.”
Yeah? What would qualify a woman for a fast track divorce then? Being a corpse???
The judge was removed from the case and the Frankfurt administrative court said it was considering disciplinary measures against her.
Court vice president Bernhard Olp said Thursday the judge “regrets that the impression arose that she approves of violence in marriage.”
She regrets the impression? This is NO impression lady. This is just wrong. To use the “cultural” norms and to cite passages from the Book of Death, the Koran, is a LAME excuse. The judge’s actions could have led to the death of this woman. Is this a case of political correctness gone mad or what???
ustice Minister Brigitte Zypries condemned the judge’s decision.
“Every so often, there are individual rulings that seem completely incomprehensible,” she said.
Lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats said traditional Islamic law, or Sharia, had no place in Germany.
“The legal and moral concepts of Sharia have nothing to do with German jurisprudence,” Wolfgang Bosbach, a lawmaker with the Christian Democrats, told N24 television.
“One thing must be clear: In Germany, only German law applies. Period.”
Ronald Pofalla, the party’s general secretary, told Bild: “When the Koran is put above the German constitution, I can only say: Good night, Germany.”
THANKFULLY some Germans see the threat of integrating Islam rule into common law as a BAD thing. But will this attitude prevail? Time will tell us. The Koran should be the very last “document” considered in ANY legal issue.
This post is linked to Cao’s Friday TrackBack Party…be sure to read her post about how covert (cough, gag) Valerie (de)Plame really was.
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:46 am
Thanks for the link.
Islam is all about male dominance. They even molest boys to prove what big men they are. It is sickening.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Just because a woman doesn’t know her place is no reason to beat her.
I thought that might get your attention. Acutally, I’m really very supportive of women’s rights and support their right to vote.
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:42 pm
If the judge loses her job over this, I’m sure they can find her a spot at the 9th Circuit.
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:48 pm
This is why it’s a fundamnetally bad idea to use ANY foreign law as legal precedent in deciding court cases. It may start off with just ‘innocent’ sounding stuff like limiting work hours, but by deciding based on foreign law there, it sets a precedent for foreign law to be applied eleswhere.
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Woody— BITE ME.
:twisted:
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Sadly, Seth I believe you’re right about that.
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Ranba, many EuropeOn states DO allow Islamic law to prevail and mix among their owns…all under the guise of diversity and cultural awareness. It will be the end of these nations if they allow this to continue.
March 24th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Raven, last night I attended an opening exhibit of my daughter’s at an art gallery. Every single one of her paintings had to do with women’s rights. She didn’t get it from me. On second thought, maybe she did it get because of me.
March 25th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Hey Woody that is cool. Be proud of your daughter. And take some credit where it’s due!
March 25th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Raven, I know about Sharia in Europe. I had to write a paper on it for compartive politics class. I made the mistake of bringing up a topic the professor didn’t have much knowledge of. He’d only heard that the Muslims in Britain were pushing for their own court system.
March 25th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
It’s disgusting. And those who claim this is a “cultural” thing need to go live under Sharia for a week or so. Then we’ll see how cultural is really is.