Anger at German Koran divorce ban

[almaty 19]

Anger at German Koran divorce ban

German politicians and Muslim groups have expressed outrage over the case of a German judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman a quick divorce.

The woman, a German citizen of Moroccan descent, had asked for an immediate divorce, saying her husband beat her.

But the female judge ruled that, under the law of the Koran, the woman had not been subject to unacceptable behaviour, the court in Frankfurt said.

The judge had now been removed from the divorce proceedings, it said.

She had argued that the couple's Moroccan cultural background meant it was "not unusual" for the husband to physically punish his wife.

The woman's domestic abuse therefore did not make her case one of exceptional hardship, she claimed.

When challenged about her ruling, the judge cited a passage from the Koran.

Shock

The country's Central Council of Muslims condemned the decision, which it said should be based on German law.

"The judge should have made a decision based on the German constitution instead of the Koran," spokeswoman Nurhan Soykan said.

She added that mistreatment and violence were also grounds for divorce in the Islamic world.

German lawmakers said that Sharia, or traditional Islamic law, had no place in Germany.

"The legal and moral concepts of Sharia have nothing to do with German jurisprudence," said Wolfgang Bosbach, a lawmaker with the Christian Democrats.

"One thing must be clear: in Germany only German law applies," he added.

....i noticed the Muslim group offered staunch negative view on the ruling...

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Sharia law stinks.

[almaty 19]

Sharia law stinks.

if it was the basic for it ..it was indeed wrong............of course, i am seen as a progressive and a chopf##k by many of my faith

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

The country's Central Council of Muslims condemned the decision, which it said should be based on German law.

i'm glad to see that someone there does not have their head in rectal defilade, which certainly can be said about that judge.

[Anna C. 4]

That's liberals in Germany. I really hate those developments!!! I just read that they will investigate that case (I guess she'll be suspended and interrogated). There are so many people who just wanna please PC and be multicultural - but that's not okay with the law!!!!

(Multicultural is okay as long as we do not adapt bad habits from other cultures just because we have to be accepting. What's wrong is wrong, no matter what.)

Edited March 23, 2007 by Anna C.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

That's liberals in Germany. I really hate those developments!!! I just read that they will investigate that case (I guess she'll be suspended and interrogated). There are so many people who just wanna please PC and be multicultural - but that's not okay with the law!!!!

(Multicultural is okay as long as we do not adapt bad habits from other cultures just because we have to be accepting. What's wrong is wrong, no matter what.)

Unfortunately, that is the closest to "mulitcultural" that the Canadian (and now British, who copied the mistake from their Commonwealth sister nation) governments get. Also, to add--it should not be designed as purposely divisive (which Canada's "multiculturalism" policy, designed by Trudeau, IS).

[Sofiyya 1,687]

The ruling had nothing to do with sharia law. I wonder who here knows what sharia law is anyway.

[Mirorgate 0]

Sharia law stinks.

if it was the basic for it ..it was indeed wrong............of course, i am seen as a progressive and a chopf##k by many of my faith

But they'd be wrong concerning such views. You are a right thinkin kinda man. And my brother too. :thumbs:

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

The ruling had nothing to do with sharia law. I wonder who here knows what sharia law is anyway.

Not hard to figure out. Heard of 'google'?