Left Shoe News + Human Rights Abuses in IslamicCountriesSearch this siteSaudi Arabia and Wahhabism:“The kernel of evil”Twin Towers,3/11/02Has George W. Bush ever read theQur'an (Koran)?Abu Qatada leading ideologue of Islamic jihad says "I amastonished by President Bush when he claims there is nothing in the Koran thatjustifies jihad or violence in the name of Islam". "Is he some kindof Islamic scholar? Has he ever actually read the Koran?" We canrefer you to a number of articles by Robert E. Burns (Grad Dip Islamic Studies)but here is one The Hardeningof Prophet MuhammadReply to the Washington Postarticle,“Defaming Islam”Make yourown leaflets and distribute them to your friends Some newarticlesOther LanguagesBahasa..Français..Russian..Spanish..Bosnian..Romanian..German.. Serbian..Dansk..Italiano.. Esperanto ..Farsi...SvenskaDouble-click on the images.Savethe life of Dr ShaikhSavethe life of Amina LawalRead Understanding Amina Lawal’s‘crime’Here is a web site devoted to Dr. ShaikhFree Dr. Shaikh. orgjoin_us make_a_donation translate_for_usNews and Views31 October, 200230 September, 200231 August, 200231 July, 200230 June, 200231 May, 200230 April, 200231 March, 200228 February,200231 January 2002Archives1995-97Archives1998Archives1999Archives2000Archives 2001Reform_Islam- 32 informative articles on IslamHave Your SayHadith- The sayings and actions of Prophet MuhammadTheQur'an - English translations by Yusuf Ali, Pickthall and Shakir Links todozens of relevant web sitesListof sites with an 'alternative' view on IslamHRAIC is a multi-ethnic,multi-religious organization committed to combating abuses in Muslim countries.While Amnesty International is doing an excellent job world-wide, we see theneed to monitor the implementation of Islamic law. Shariah has many harshmaxims addressed to apostates, women, thieves, adulterers, drinkers andnon-Muslim minorities. Convener Robert E. Burns, GDIS (Graduate Diploma inIslamic Studies) Web Pagehttp://www.hraicjk.org Emailhraic@hraic.orgProphet Muhammad said, "When oneof you puts on sandals, he should first put on the right foot " (HadithSahih Muslim 877)He also said, "He who does not
obey Muhammad disobeys God." (Hadith Mishkat 144)
The sayings and actions of Muhammad make
up the Sunnah which together with the Qur'an constitute Islamic Law. Study
shows that authoritarianism extends to the simplest and most basic human
activities. Human rights should be universal regardless of color, creed or
gender. We agree that abuses are rife in a number of non-Muslim countries but
HRAIC members have either personal experience driving them or more expertise
and so contribute to this field rather than to, say, HRIC (Human Rights in
China). Moreover, history has shown that political and military dictatorships
have a shorter lifetime than religions; for example, Islam has changed little
in over 13 centuries.
Most people are born into a certain
religion and so no blame can be attached to th