often questioned and compromised in South Asia. Family law in this region which ought to encompass areas of women’s rights also accommodates gender discrimination. The center of society is the family unit, yet woman, the main character, is often ignored in getting acknowledgement socially as well as legally. Family law here has provided ground for debate for feminists in search of laws with respect to gender. In South Asia, complex personal laws that cater to marriage, inheritance, divorce and custody
very strict law codes that follow their holy books to the letter. Two key examples of this were the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic caliphate, both forming around the Mediterranean. During the Byzantine era, Christianity was used to rule the peoples, while in the Islamic caliphate, harsh sharia law of the Islamic people was used to keep the citizens in check. Both of these religions has their own religion as the form of power in the state government. This would mean that the religious leaders were
feared terrorist organization which consists of the Islamic state in Iraq and Syria. JI is an Indonesian militant based group that was founded on September 10, 1988, a fraction of Darul Islam, an originally local jihad group. However, under the influence of Al- Qaeda, JI had become a regional jihad organization with a global focus. It is inevitable to see the increasing Islamophobia with the growing JI in Southeast Asia. For instance, the Bali bombing organized by JI has resulted in 202 deaths, leading
Laden uses Islamic symbols and preaching’s to defend his actions (Osama). He has used the Qur’an, Hadith, and the Sharia as religious allusions for his attacks. The Qur’an is the revelations to the Prophet Mohammed from God, conveyed by the angel Gabriel. It is said to be God’s message to humanity. The Hadith is Mohammed’s sayings and deeds while he was alive. The Sharia is the code of law derived from the Qur’an and the Hadith. Osama bin Laden is more commonly known to be an Islamic Extremist taking
this order through the institution of a very strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law. Public executions and punishments (such as floggings) became regular events at Afghan soccer stadiums.” (Laura Hayes, Borgna Brunner, and Beth Rowen). If people under the control of the Taliban disobeyed the very strict version of the Islamic law they would most likely be punished in some way. The taliban however, did this for religious reasons unlike the French. The French believed that the only way that
Hijab scarf in all public places ,unfortunately this culture is applied to all foreign women who visit Iran in Islamic sharia law this segregation is inhumanely exercised a woman is not fully recognized. She is seen from the filter of a man positional subconscious thinker. She is not seen as a full human before sharia law (Bahramitash, 2003.islamisation and women in Iran) in sharia courts, a woman is not well-thought-out as a full person but a tool to satisfy men given by God (Bahrmitash2003). In
political system of beliefs is based upon Islamic or Sharia Law, which can be very subjective, open to many forms of interpretation, and can also vary in its strictness/leniency from region to region. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/beliefs/sharia_1.shtml] In contrast, despite its unique diversity, the United States has a very distinct separation between politics and religion/culture, so while globalization may impact or influence American politics, religion/culture may not be so harshly
Over the years Nigeria has witnessed several empty, jabberwocky inordinate promises from our political gladiators who has used the magic of language to cajole many. However, language serves as a strong tool that our political leaders used for easy communication of thought that enhance winning of political mandate. This paper shows how language is used in politics as a tool to communicate thought and how language is used as a train to which political leaders convey meaning to the heart of Nigerians