“I don't understand the free governments leniency towards people driven to exclude and divide others because they don't meet their religious standards. ” In countries where Sharia law is practised the use of torture to get confessions and to keep the population quiet, is common. Plus sadistic treatment is used all over the Middle East. Iran is the same. Many are kept in prisons some for years without charge how depressing and scary that must be? Especially if you are innocent and even if you are not. In Iran and Saudi Arabia there have been over 225 executions. In Pakistan the blasphemy laws were used to persecute members of religious minorities such as Christians. Some think it a good thing and even holy to murder people of other faiths. At least 446 people were sentenced to death in Pakistan alone. Women sometimes are given to other families to settle disputes without their consent, possibly to be used as slaves either domestically or sexually. Sex outside marriage is forbidden and punishable. By tribal communities using Sharia law as a justification to be cruel to people.
They call it a compassionate religion but the truth is that the practise of it, is not. The Saudis who are our allies, flog children for flirting because they think its immoral to be a child and do what children learn to do all over the world. They use abusive behaviour within prisons to control the population.
Many women all over the region are treated badly and discriminated against. In many of the countries men tend get away with beatings and rape because many see them as men’s property. Racism is rife many Philipinos in Saudi are treated shockingly and the same to for the Kurds in Iran. Minorities are bullied all over this region because as usual they’re the smallest group and easiest to pick on. To vent anger on for frustrations at being poor or anything that comes to mind. Women have to veil up because in reality men cannot control their sexual desires or so it seems. What does this have to do with the women? They are men’s feelings they should be responsible for them not the women. The method of execution in some countries is stoning, how cruel. They also chop the hands off poor people who steal 7 in Saudi Arabia 2 in Iran and one person had their eyes gouged out, is this the kindness that they are on about? A member of the Saudi royal family ran somebody over drunk in Germany once; of course he was a responsible citizen and faced the music. Only kidding, he claimed diplomatic immunity, funny thing though he never got flogged when he got back to Saudi for drinking, which is against their religion and punishable by being whipped. Am I just a cynic or did he get off because he was a member of the royal family and his family is richer than Bill Gates? No I must be imagining it? Is there one rule for the rich and one for the poor surely not?
There are honour killings as well, one member of the family feels angry and ashamed at what one member has done to the honour of the family. Which in reality is they care too much what they think others are thinking about them. They then kill that member to restore their self-respect. Again what does the victim have to do with the murderers feelings of self-esteem? If I killed a member of my family every time I felt ashamed or angry by what they did. I would have run out of family about twenty years ago. If gays are caught in most of these countries they are executed. This is just not tolerated homosexuals are murdered for being themselves. In Kuwait, remember the country we fought in for freedom over a decade ago. They imprison and harass and bully human rights protesters, some liberty. What courage to stand up and say what you believe in, in these places, true valour.
