Mr. Koh-Here's What Sharia Would Mean

摘要

All of these incidents are in accord with traditional provisions of Islamic law, which forbids women to leave their homes without the permission of their father or husband, forbids men to shave, forbids education of women except on an extremely limited basis, mandates a death sentence for the crime of adultery, and offers non-Muslims conversion, subjugation as infenors under the rule of Is- lamic law, or death. According to a February 2008 U.S. Institute of Peace poll, 84% of Pakistanis believe that America is more of a threat to them than al Qaeda or the Taliban.