American Freedoms

What does Sharia law say about woman?

Shariah leaves considerable room for interpretation. When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan in the past, they imposed a strict one, barring women from working outside the home or leaving the house without a male guardian, eliminating schooling for girls, and publicly flogging people who violated the group's morality code.    Aug 30, 2021                       SOURCE:  The New York Times

Most Americans, I would suspect, would object to living under Shariah law, especially American women; however, I cannot speak for them other than in general terms.

In 1776, we gained our independence from Great Britain and wrote our own constitution that was ratified by all the states a couple of years later.  The first 10 amendments to that constitution were called the Bill of Rights, and the very FIRST AMENDMENT addressed freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

By the year 2,000 many Americans, I would also suspect, do not really appreciate what freedom of speech really means nor do they understand what life would be like without our freedom of speech.

Until a child graduates from high school, he or she lives under the influence and control of their parents with the understanding that most of these children cannot really speak their mind in the presence of their parents.

However, when they graduate, they can and usually do say whatever they damn well please and quite often their comments land them in hot water with their superiors, if they work or with their teachers if they attend college.

It is several years before these high school graduates finally realize the power of the first amendment and how precious it is to be careful what you say and how you say it - even though their comments are protected...

What is not protected is how those comments may be interpreted by others and how that interpretation can influence and change relationships.

In many countries throughout the world if citizens say negative comments about the actions of their government, they are thrown in jail for several years in the hopes that they will eventually learn to keep their mouth shut.

However, that does not happen in the USA.  Nor does Shariah law because it restricts the freedoms of people, especially women.  And that freedom is something that we honor and take quite seriously, especially if you have had that freedom curtailed.