Husband Can Hit Wife, Children If No Marks Left, UAE Says

[Soul Crusher]

Husband Can Hit Wife, Children If No Marks Left, UAE Says

Published October 18, 2010 | Associated Press

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The UAE's highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks.

The decision by the Federal Supreme Court shows the strong influence of Islamic law in the Emirates despite its international appeal in which foreign residents greatly outnumber the local population.

The court made the ruling earlier this month in the case of a man who left cuts and bruises on his wife and adult daughter after a beating.

It says the man was guilty of harming the women but noted that Islamic codes allow for "discipline" if no marks are left. It also says children who have reached "adulthood" -- approximately puberty -- cannot be struck.

The ruling was reported Monday in the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National.

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Those damn amish - they need to be stopped.   

[SAMSON123]

Spare the rod spoil both the child and the wife. Is there any wonder why the american male is so emasculated?

[Fury]

Husband Can Hit Wife, Children If No Marks Left, UAE Says

Published October 18, 2010 | Associated Press

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The UAE's highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks.

The decision by the Federal Supreme Court shows the strong influence of Islamic law in the Emirates despite its international appeal in which foreign residents greatly outnumber the local population.

The court made the ruling earlier this month in the case of a man who left cuts and bruises on his wife and adult daughter after a beating.

It says the man was guilty of harming the women but noted that Islamic codes allow for "discipline" if no marks are left. It also says children who have reached "adulthood" -- approximately puberty -- cannot be struck.

The ruling was reported Monday in the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National.

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Those damn amish - they need to be stopped.  

Islam a peaceful, progressive religion and Sharia Law is completely compatible with western laws and values.

Funny that leftist apologists love pushing the UAE as a model of progressive Islam, too. 

[Soul Crusher]

Islam a peaceful, progressive religion and Sharia Law is completely compatible with western laws and values.

I hope the women on the far left who support sharia are the first beaten. 

[Fury]

I hope the women on the far left who support sharia are the first beaten. 

The refusal of women's rights groups to even address the issue of the treatment of women under Sharia Law destroys any credibility they have on the topic.

[Soul Crusher]

The refusal of women's rights groups to even address the issue of the treatment of women under Sharia Law destroys any credibility they have on the topic.

They are too busy defending Brown in Cali.   

[Fury]

They are too busy defending Brown in Cali.   

And the treasonous Boxer. 

[Soul Crusher]

And the treasonous Boxer. 

Amazing that the left wants me to trash Fiorina consindering that story they refuse to discuss. 

As for this story, what can you say?  Seriously - the tolerate, loving, caring, open minded, and gentle, left wing are silent on this crap.

Screw them - they are just as bad.   

[kcballer]

What a shi*ty ruling.  A parent should be able to discipline their children but hit their wife?  No chance. 

[Fury]

Amazing that the left wants me to trash Fiorina consindering that story they refuse to discuss. 

As for this story, what can you say?  Seriously - the tolerate, loving, caring, open minded, and gentle, left wing are silent on this crap.

Screw them - they are just as bad.   

The left loves Sharia Law. They despise free speech and hate Christianity/Judaism. What better group of people to get in bed with than the practitioners of a religion that also hates all that?

I noticed the leftist apologists were absent from the thread about the growing number of German Muslim training in Pakistani terrorist camps. Not surprising given that it destroys the fallacies they've concocted about Islam.

[Deicide]

So what? Let them live the way they want to and let us do things the way we want to.

[Dos Equis]

So what? Let them live the way they want to and let us do things the way we want to.

Yes, let's ignore human rights abuses. 

[Soul Crusher]

So what? Let them live the way they want to and let us do things the way we want to.

Here is the problem, they export these types of "values" everywhere they go and erode and debase the culture and legal system in every area they immigrate to, all along with the naive approval of do gooders and far left hacks who view islamists as fellow travelers in the war on the west.  . 

[Deicide]

Yes, let's ignore human rights abuses. 

We do it all the time. Saudi Arabia is an oppressive dictatorship yet we tolerate every abuse there because we need their oil. Pragmatism always wins out. Most presidents are 'friends' with the Royal family there. Condemning them or any other major Arab exporter of oil would not help us very much because we are dependent upon their exports. One day, if we ever develop an alternative fuel source we can condemn them all we want but for the foreseeable future this is the status quo and one that will not change any time soon.  

[Deicide]

Here is the problem, they export these types of "values" everywhere they go and erode and debase the culture and legal system in every area they immigrate to, all along with the naive approval of do gooders and far left hacks who view islamists as fellow travelers in the war on the west.  . 

My reply to Beach Bum also applies to this. Nothing can be done because they have the oil.

[Soul Crusher]

My reply to Beach Bum also applies to this. Nothing can be done because they have the oil.

Unless we drill and extract our own, find and alternative which does not yet exist, or simply invade and take over. 

[Dos Equis]

We do it all the time. Saudi Arabia is an oppressive dictatorship yet we tolerate every abuse there because we need their oil. Pragmatism always wins out. Most presidents are 'friends' with the Royal family there. Condemning them or any other major Arab exporter of oil would not help us very much because we are dependent upon their exports. One day, if we ever develop an alternative fuel source we can condemn them all we want but for the foreseeable future this is the status quo and one that will not change any time soon.  

I can't speak for everyone, but I doubt most people have an "I don't care" attitude when it comes to spouse abuse. 

[Deicide]

Unless we drill and extract our own, find and alternative which does not yet exist, or simply invade and take over. 

We could drill and extract our own but the amount we could extract is very limited. Canada actually has a lot of oil still. Invading and taking over would cost us so much in terms of money, lives and time (nevermind that we would be in perpetual danger afterwards) that it isn't really a viable option. We could/should drill and extract our own but I don't think there would be enough, so status quo remains and we just have to tolerate this stuff so we can drive our cars and buses.

[Deicide]

I can't speak for everyone, but I doubt most people have an "I don't care" attitude when it comes to spouse abuse. 

I agree. I certainly don't approve of it and most people in the West don't but without their oil, our transportation system and our military would grind to a halt so they are a necessary evil. Sure, on an individual level no one wants to tolerate that stuff but it is not in our national interests to condemn it openly.

[Fury]

I agree. I certainly don't approve of it and most people in the West don't but without their oil, our transportation system and our military would grind to a halt so they are a necessary evil. Sure, on an individual level no one wants to tolerate that stuff but it is not in our national interests to condemn it openly.

That's all fine and dandy with regards to governments but women's rights groups and other feminist movements who refuse to address or condemn the issue while placating Islamic supremacism are not motivated by oil. They are, however, kowtowing to Sharia Law and destroying any credibility they have on the subject by condoning or ignoring it.

[Deicide]

That's all fine and dandy with regards to governments but women's rights groups and other feminist movements who refuse to address or condemn the issue while placating Islamic supremacism are not motivated by oil. They are, however, kowtowing to Sharia Law and destroying any credibility they have on the subject by condoning or ignoring it.

I agree with this.

[Soul Crusher]

That's all fine and dandy with regards to governments but women's rights groups and other feminist movements who refuse to address or condemn the issue while placating Islamic supremacism are not motivated by oil. They are, however, kowtowing to Sharia Law and destroying any credibility they have on the subject by condoning or ignoring it.

Most "womens groups" are nothing but far left front groups and view the muslims as fellow travelers and combatants in the war on the west.  The employ the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" credo to the hilt.   

[Dos Equis]

I agree. I certainly don't approve of it and most people in the West don't but without their oil, our transportation system and our military would grind to a halt so they are a necessary evil. Sure, on an individual level no one wants to tolerate that stuff but it is not in our national interests to condemn it openly.

If you don't have an "I don't care attitude," then why did you say this:

So what? Let them live the way they want to and let us do things the way we want to.

Certainly sounds like you don't care.  

[Fury]

Most "womens groups" are nothing but far left front groups and view the muslims as fellow travelers and combatants in the war on the west.  The employ the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" credo to the hilt.  

I haven't been able to find it but a very intelligent woman who left Islam and is now a vocal critic of it wrote an excellent article on these "feminist groups" about a year ago and she systematically destroyed them. I really need to dig it up as it's an excellent read.

[Deicide]

If you don't have an "I don't care attitude," then why did you say this:


Certainly sounds like you don't care.  

Didn't you read what I wrote before? We need their oil. Nothing you or I can do about it, unless you want to start cycling places... A LOT more often.