Posted on 09/20/2015 4:15:46 PM PDT by Mariner
MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — Among the tens of thousands fleeing war and despair in the Middle East, one group feels a special relief in reaching Europe: those who have escaped areas ruled by Islamic State extremists and the harsh scrutiny of their religious police.
These refugees tell of how a Western-style haircut, a pair of jeans or a simple interaction with the opposite sex can lead to punishment by the Hisba, the branch of enforcers carrying out a brutal interpretation of Islamic Shariah law.
More than 175,000 Syrians and nearly 10,000 Iraqis have made the dangerous sea journey to Greece this year, part of a massive influx fueled in part by Syria's civil war, now in its fifth year. Many are fleeing the onslaught from President Bashar Assad's military against opposition-held cities, particularly the terror and often random destruction inflicted by its barrel bombs.
But some are trying to escape a different type of fear that took hold in the ruined landscape of the Islamic State's self-declared "caliphate" across parts of Syria and Iraq.
Ahmed, who owned a women's shoe store in the Syrian city of Raqqa, told of being berated every few days by members of the Hisba because he was waiting on female customers. His wife or sister should do that, they insisted, while also forbidding him from hiring women not related to him.
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Ahmed left his wife and three children behind to be gang raped and beheaded.
Why do these men not stand and fight? Death would be a far better fate than the shame he will live with for the rest of his life.
The mass of the population there is defenseless and unarmed. ALL of Sharia law is brutal. Legitimate refugees who left to escape these maniacs can be useful against pro-Sharia and pro- Islamist socialists in te west.
The mass of the population there is defenseless and unarmed. ALL of Sharia law is brutal. Legitimate refugees who left to escape these maniacs can be useful against pro-Sharia and pro- Islamist socialists in te west.
There are rifles and RPGs available everywhere for a fraction of the cost of his travels.
Once you have a few you can obtain many more.
So let’s bring a whole bunch of them here! Great idea from Kerry and zero.
There, fixed it.
of course, this article from AP
“Why do these men not stand and fight?”
Because they are cowards.
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If all sharia law is brutal why don’t they abandon such laws when they reach western countries?
They don’t stay there and fight because their goal is to wage jihad in Europe — much more important than caring for their families.
My guess is
A. They are intimidated by the Islamists
B. The Saudi Wahhabi pigs fund the mosques, bankroll the imams and control the dialogue.
C. The whores in the government pander to the Islamists particularly the petrodollars soaked Saudis who pad their campaign/retirement coffers with contributions.
Look at who Obama has surrounded himself with: Muslim brotherhood and CAIR advisors, not moderate Muslims.
Thanks for your thoughts. The point I was trying to make is if there is absolutely nothing wrong with the muslim faith, it’s documented that you were once a muslim, but you refuse to admit it? Why? If you were once a Christian but changed your faith to Hinduism would you be ashamed to say you used to be a Christian? I think not. So why is it that way with islam?
Not sure I understand the question. Texting has its limits.
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