Usually, the comments on anti-Israel articles on CiF are disgustingly anti-Semitic, and overwhelmingly so. But a representative of the despicable Hizb ut-Tahrir, the organization that “peacefully” calls for a worldwide Islamic caliphate, spreads his lies on the Guardian and gets slammed for it. But even more suprising, the comments are notable because the anti-Semites are being called anti-Semites, and the commenters are both calling out the lies of Hizb ut-Tahrir, and also calling out commenters on their anti-Semitism.
Color me shocked. Here’s an example of a typical response:
It is VERY generous of you to offer to, ahem, “tolerate” me in your islamic state.
As a bloke, I’m sure I wouldn’t suffer too much.
However, if I can lift from the nearest approximations we have to islamic states, there are a few concerns for my fellow citizens that I’d like your comments on.
1. Anybody who drinks. (cf Saudi Arabia)
2. Anybody who’s gay (cf current Iranian government executing people based upon their sexuality)
3. Anybody who commits adultery (cf Saudi Arabia)
4. er, anybody who is a woman (cf practically all predominantly islamic states plus any islamic community anywhere in the world)As Yesterday comments, if we are all to be equal under the law, why does it need to be an islamic state? My understanding of Shariah law may be incomplete but I believe that as a non-muslim, my word carries little (or certainly) less weight than somebody who bows down a lot five times a time, and that a woman’s word carries no weight at all.