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Nonie Darwish presents an insiders look at Sharia and examines how radical Muslim laws are destroying the Western world from within. Living under Sharia law for the first thirty years of her life, a virtual slave to Islamic law, Darwish never questioned or challenged her rights - she didnt dare to even think about the validity of Sharia laws. She didnt try to examine what Sharia was, how it came about or why she followed it. This is Allahs law, she was told, and she knew what awaited those who questioned Allahs law. But she doesnt believe the lies anymore, and now she wants to share her experiences with the Western world. Cruel and Usual Punishment is an insiders look at how Muslims sacrifice their basic human rights to obey the archaic and brutal laws handed down to them by their prophet centuries ago and how Sharia Law seeks to destroy democracy by infiltrating Western culture from within.
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Excellent book by a qualified authority on the subject who experienced what she writes about. Highly educational, well researched and informative; historical facts not easily accessible. Thoroughly engaging and eye opening. A must read for every citizen of the world. Received on time and in excellent condition
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I have not yet finished Nonie Darwish' Cruel and Usual Punishment but have read enough to appreciate the historical background she providesof the Muslim religion. The rigidity of the sharia laws for women if still in effect, are unbelievable in this age and deserve more attention from the western world.
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This review is from: Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law (Hardcover)
This book's thesis- that Islam is inherently oppressive to women and a threat to the West- was weakly supported. The book's lack of historical awareness was very problematic. Its purpose seemed to be to stir up fear and hate, not to educate about the great variety in Islamic thought regarding Sharia law.Darwish does not fairly differentiate between the many forms of Islam. Instead, she lumps all Muslims into one group and brands them as the supporters of the most conservative interpretations of Sharia law. This is a fallacy. The Muslim world is hugely varied linguistically, politically and culturally. There are numerous schools of Sharia interpretation, and many nuanced interpretations of the Qur'an and Hadeeth exist that advocate strongly for both men and women's human rights. Darwish does not recognize the grass-roots women's rights/status movements that are growing even within groups and nations she would assume as "Islamist" and "oppressive." Numerous Arab states have ratified CEDAW and are taking steps to implement it. Even some Islamist groups are slowly incorporating greater voices for women. See: Naim, Abd Allah Ahmad. "Human Rights in the Arab World: A Regional Perspective." Human Rights Quarterly 23 (2001) 701-732. Her attention to the vast historiography and literature on the place of women in Islam and Sharia is almost non-existant. She mentions only a few very traditionalist thinkers to support her "Sharia and Islam are inherently oppressive" view. Reform and change that have been occurring over the past fifty years is completly ignored. See: Shah, Niaz. A. "Women's Human Rights in the Koran: An Interpretive Approach." Human Rights Quarterly 28.4 (2006) 868-903. The book's purpose clear purpose was to illicit fear of Islam in the West. The book unfolded like a jittery conspiracy theory. Darwish's grasp of Islam is clearly tainted by her own negative experiences. As a Christian woman, reading this book saddened me. The passion in the book was not to encourage reform or dialogue about human rights in Islam. It was written for the purpose of inspiring fear, mistrust, and conflict- things that our world could do with a lot less of.
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