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| Islam Dominates Iraq's Draft Constitution |
| 07.27.05 (12:49 pm) [edit] |
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By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer Tue Jul 26, 4:15 PM ET BAGHDAD, Iraq - Framers of Iraq's constitution will designate Islam as the main source of legislation — a departure from the model set down by U.S. authorities during the occupation — according to a draft published Tuesday. The draft states no law will be approved that contradicts "the rules of Islam" — a requirement that could affect women's rights and set Iraq on a course far different from the one envisioned when U.S.-led forces invaded in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein. "Islam is the official religion of the state and is the main source of legislation," reads the draft published in the government newspaper Al-Sabah. "No law that contradicts with its rules can be promulgated." The document also grants the Shiite religious leadership in Najaf a "guiding role" in recognition of its "high national and religious symbolism." Al-Sabah noted, however, that there were unspecified differences among the committee on the Najaf portion. Those would presumably include Kurds, Sunni Arabs and secular Shiites on the 71-member committee. During the U.S.-run occupation, which ended June 28, 2004, key Shiite and some Sunni politicians sought to have Islam designated the main source of legislation in the interim constitution, which took effect in March 2004. However, the U.S. governor of Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, blocked the move, agreeing only that Islam would be considered "a source" — but not the only one. At the time, prominent Shiite politicians agreed to forego a public battle with Bremer and pursue the issue during the drafting of the permanent constitution. Some women's groups fear strict interpretation of Islamic principles could erode their rights in such areas as divorce and inheritance. It could also move Iraq toward a more religiously based society than was envisioned by U.S. planners who hoped it would be a beacon of Western-style democracy in a region of one-party rule and theocratic regimes. Nope. Didn't see that comin'... http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap /20050726/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ iraq_050726195035" title="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap /20050726/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ iraq_050726195035" target="_blank"http://news.yahoo.com/news?tm... |
posted by: mblog (reply)
post date: 07.28.05 (12:26 pm)
"Strict interpretation" is a tricky notion. The idea that only the most fundamental followers have the strictest interpretation is a flawed notion in itself. Some people are confusing "old interpretation" with "best" or "most correct" interpretation, and it's not necessarily the case.
Anybody who points out how an interpretation stands up in the context of other parts of the Quran, and how the words can be interpreted in different ways, is being even stricter since he is ruling out the possibility of misconstruing something.
I don't accept that more moderate Muslims are somehow less "strict," just because they are less rigid or less closed minded. A strict follower will do his best to figure out what it really means rather than follow it blindly.
posted by: AzureTiger (reply)
post date: 07.29.05 (1:56 pm)
Reply to mblog:
However you personally choose to understand what being a "strict follower" of a particular religion means (and I don't disagree with your reasoning), I think it's a given what the connotation of that phrase here is ... To illustrate: when it says in the Koran to cut off the heads of their enemies, strict followers of Islam will seek out those they perceive to be enemies of Islam and literally cut off their heads.
