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Islam'sApartheid
byAMILIMANI
February15,2010
Thedictionarydefinesapartheidas:Anofficialpolicyof
racialsegregationpromulgatedintheRepublicofSouth
Africawithaviewtopromotingandmaintainingwhite
ascendancy.
In1973,theGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNations
openedforsignatureandratificationtheInternational
ConventionontheSuppressionandPunishmentofthe
CrimeofApartheid(ICSPCA).Itdefinedthecrimeof
apartheidas:
"Inhumanactscommittedforthepurposeofestablishing
andmaintainingdominationbyoneracial[religious]group
ofpersonsoveranyotherracial[religious]groupof
personsandsystematicallyoppressingthem."
Thedeclarationprohibits
Actssuchasmurder,infringementonfreedomordignity,
arbitraryarrestandimprisonment,impositionofinhumanelivingconditions,forced
labor,orenactingmeasurescalculatedtopreventaracial[religious]groupfrom
participationinthepolitical,social,economicandculturallifeofthecountrysuchas
denyingthembasichumanrightsandfreedoms,includingtherighttowork,the
righttoformrecognizedtradeunions,therighttoeducation,therighttoleaveand
toreturntotheircountry,therighttoanationality,therighttofreedomofmovement
andresidence,therighttofreedomofopinionandexpression,andtherightto
freedomofpeacefulassemblyandassociation."
Islamicmembercountriesofthetime,suchasEgypt,Iran,Syria,andSaudiArabiaare
signatoriestotheabovedeclarationcondemningthebarbaricpracticesofapartheid.Yet,
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thesesamecountries,aswellasotherIslamicnations,arethemostblatantviolatorsofthe
declaration.
ItisthediscriminatoryIslamicteachingsthatcondoneandevenpromotewantonpractices
inviolationoftheUnitedNationsdeclaration.Islamisaprimitivebarbaricideologyforthe
benefitofthemalebeliever.
Islam,byfiat,discriminatesagainstwomen.Koran4:11Allahdirectsyouinregardofyour
Childrens(inheritance):tothemale,aportionequaltothatoftwofemales.Theseare
settledportionsordainedbyAllah.
Therearemanymanymoredirectivesthatforallintentsandpurposesmakewomen
chattelofmen.HerearesomeoftheshamefulrulesandpracticesofIslamicmisogyny.
TabariIX:113Allahpermitsyoutoshuttheminseparateroomsandtobeatthem,butnot
severely.Iftheyabstain,theyhavetherighttofoodandclothing.Treatwomenwellforthey
arelikedomesticanimalsandtheypossessnothingthemselves.Allahhasmadethe
enjoymentoftheirbodieslawfulinhisKoran.
TabariI:280Allahsaid,ItisMyobligationtomakeEvebleedonceeverymonthasshe
madethistreebleed.ImustalsomakeEvestupid,althoughIcreatedherintelligent.
BecauseAllahafflictedEve,allofthewomenofthisworldmenstruateandarestupid.
InthiscaseAllahishalfright.Womendomenstruate.ButHeisalsowrong.Extensive
studiesbyimpartialpsychologistsprovideunequivocaldocumentationofthefactthat
womenareequalinintelligencetomen.
ButdontcontradictAllahandhisbelovedunerringmouthpiece,Muhammad.Sadlyenough,
evenmanyMuslimwomenprefertobetreatedlikedomesticanimalswhopossess
nothingthemselves,andarestupid.
Thus,lifegoesonfortheMuslimwomenwithallthetrappingsoftheIslamicmisogyny.
HerearesomerulesthatkeepwomenintheirMuhammadstipulatedplace.
IfaMuslimwomanismurdered,herbeneficiaryisentitledtoonehalfdyyehblood
money,orcompensationasthatofamurderedMuslimmale.
Awomanstestimonyinthecourtoflawisworthonehalfthatofaman.
Awomanmustprovidefourwitnessestosubstantiateherclaimofbeingraped.
Amancandivorcehiswifebysimplysayingtoher,Idivorceyou,threetimes.
Adivorcedwomanisentitledtoamiserlycompensationandautomaticallyforfeitsherrights
toherchildren.
Womenarebarredfromthelucrativeandpowerfulcastofclergy.
Husbandsareentitledtopunishtheirwivescorporally.
Menareallowedtohavefourwivesatanyonetimeandasmanyconcubinesasthey
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desireandcanafford.
SaudiArabia
,thecustodianoftrueIslamimposesaraftofrestrictionsonwomensuchas:womenare
notallowedtodrivetheyarenotpermittedtoleavethecountrywithoutaccompanimentor
explicitpermissionoftheirmalekintheyarebarredfrommostgovernmentjobsandmuch,
muchmore.
AmongotherMuslims,suchastheTalibanandthePashtunofAfghanistanPakistanregion,
womenarebarredfromeducationandnotevenallowedtoleavethehouseunless
accompaniedbyamalekin.
Sinceeducation,particularlyprofessionaleducation,isoftendeniedtowomeninmany
Islamicsocieties,thereisscarcityofwomenphysiciansandmaledoctorsareoften
forbiddentotreatwomenpatients.
SuchistheplightofwomenunderIslam.Thereishardlytheneedtoprovideanexhaustive
listofIslamicmisogynytoqualifyitasashameful,discriminatoryandoppressivereligious
apartheid.
WillMuslimwomeneverbreakoutoftheirbondageandclaimtheirrightfulplaceamong
emancipatednonMuslimwomen?ItisthelongsubhumanizedMuslimwomenwhomust
discardIslamandclaimtheirequalhumanrights.Muslimmenwillresorttoeverymeansto
maintaintheirprivilegedpositionandtheircrueldominanceoverwomen,citingtheKoran
asjustification.Anydocumentthatconsignsonehalfofthehumanracetosecondclass
statusisnullandvoid.
Itsconstitutionalsubhumanizationofwomenaside,Islamhasaraftofbeliefsandpractices
thatviolatefundamentalhumanrightsofnonMuslimsingeneral.Afewcasesshould
sufficetofullysubstantiatethecontentionthatIslamisreligiousapartheid.Andthereisno
needtodrawcasesfromtherepugnantextremistIslamicgroupssuchastheTalibanto
makethecase.EventhemostmainstreamandpeacefulIslamisguiltyofsystemic
apartheid.Justacoupleofexamplesshouldsufficefornow.
OnDecember16,2006,EgyptsHighestAdministrativeCourtdecreedthatinorderto
receiveanIdentityCard,onlyIslam,Judaism,orChristianitymustbeenteredonthe
application.Nooneofanyotherreligionornoreligionatallispermittedtolisthisbeliefor
evenleaveitblank.Withouttheidentitycard,justaboutalltherightsofcitizenshipare
deniedtominoritiessuchasBahais,Hindus,andBuddhists.Peopleareforcedtochoose
betweenfalselyclaiminganapprovedreligionanddeprivingthemselvesofjustaboutall
rightsofcitizenshipsuchasjobs,educationandmedicalcare.
IntheIslamicRepublicofIran,theIslamiclawdeniesdyyehtoanyandallpeoplewhoare
notMuslimsormembersoftheonlyotherthreerecognizedreligions.Everyoneofthe
500,000membersoftheBahaiFaithcanbemurderedwithoutthefamilyreceivingjustice
orcompensation.Asamatteroffact,theIslamicgovernmentitselfhasexecutedBahaisfor
thesolecrimeofbeingBahaisandhasdemandedthattheinnocentlymurderedpersons
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familyreimburseitforthebulletstheyusedtoexecutehim.
TheIslamicRepublicofIransPresidentsrepeatedthreattowipeoutIsraelfromthemapis
ignoredbysomeasanemptyrhetoricofanunhingedfanatic.Yet,Ahmadinejadsthreats
arefarfromthebaselesssaberrattlingofazealot.Ahamadinejadsgovernmenthas
recentlyorderedthecomprehensivegatheringofdataregardingtheBahaisandalltheir
activities.Thisorderisdeeplytroubling,sinceitisalmostareplicaofwhatanotherfascist,
Hitler,didbeforelaunchingthegenocideofsixmillionJewsandsomefourmillionother
undesirables.AhamadinejadisanIslamofascistwhoseaimistohaveapracticerunon
theIranianBahaisbeforeembarkingondestroyingtheJewsandotherundesirables,
followinginthefootstepsoftheGermanfuehrer.
IslamicsocietiesshamelesslypracticeallthesanctionedinjusticeslistedintheU.N.charter
onapartheid(seeparagraphs2and3,above).Islamisreligiousapartheid.Andapartheid,
byuniversalagreement,isaninhumane,unjustandcondemnedpractice.
Islamcruellypracticesitsoppressivedogmaonminoritiesinitslandsitisinclearviolation
oftheprovisionsofUniversalHumanRights.Ominously,Islamisencroachinginthe
traditionallynonIslamicpartsoftheworldanddoingallitcantoimposeitshorriddoctrine
onothers.
Itisforthispresentandimminentdangerthatthefreepeopleoftheworldmustriseanddo
alltheycantopreservetheirbirthrightofliberty.MuslimsinthenonIslamiclandsmay
seemharmless,andmanyofthemindeedareharmless.Yet,Islamcompelsitsleadersto
upholdandpromoteitstenetsatanyandallcoststoanyone.Itisforthisreasonthatonthe
onehandtheIslamicgovernmentssigntheU.N.Charterthatcondemnsapartheid,andon
theotherhand,thesegovernmentsviolateeveryprovisionofitwhentheyareinpower.
Islamofascism,theenemyofliberty,isatthegate.Itisthedutyofeveryfreehumanto
defendfreedombydefeatingtheenemy.
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ContributingEditorAmilImaniisanIranianbornAmericancitizenandaprodemocracy
activistresidingintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Imaniisacolumnist,literarytranslator,
novelistandessayistwhohasbeenwritingandspeakingoutforthestrugglingpeopleofhis
nativeland,Iran.Hemaintainsawebsiteat
www.amilimani.com.
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