Reply #67: don't conflate Sharia with Fundamentalism

[JCMach1]

From an American standpoint Sharia is fundamentally flawed from a separation of powers point of view.


However, like every other form of law, Sharia is a living and breathing thing... It depends on who is doing the application.

i.e. you don't particuliarly want fundamentalists in charge of your law system whatever background they are coming from.


Living in a nation with Sharia law, I notice very little difference between here and America. The exceptions are largely cultural and have do with the fact that this country (UAE) has gone from village life to first world in a generation. I have been here 5 years and things are even more liberalized now.

The morale of the story... don't let fundies take over anything.