الولايات المتحدة: رفض حظر الأخذ بأحكام الشريعة في القضاء

- خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

أكد "اتحاد الحريات المدنية الأمريكي" في ملخص قانوني أن المطالبين بحظر تطبيق القضاء بولاية "أوكلاهوما" الأمريكية يعترفون بأن المحاكم لم تطبق أيًّا من الأحكام المتعلقة بالشريعة الإسلامية، وأن المطالبين ليس لديهم ما يبرر حملة التشويه تلك التي يشنونها ضد الإسلام.

وجاءت تلك التصريحات تأييدًا لبيان مجلس العلاقات الإسلامية الأمريكية، الذي أكد أن عدم الأخذ بالاعتبارات الدينية الإسلامية في بعض القضايا المتعلقة بالمسلمين يشوه صورة الإسلام ويخرق حقوق الحريات الدينية بالدستور.

وتأتي هذه الصراعات بين المنظمات الإسلامية المطالبة بحقوقها المدنية والحكومة في "أوكلاهوما" في أعقاب تقدم "ريكس دونكان" عضو الكونجرس الجمهوري بذلك المطلب التميزي، ومن الجدير بالذكر أن "دونكان" قد رفض قبول هدية عبارة عن "مصحف"؛ قائلًا: إن أهالي "أوكلاهوما" لا يقبلون قتل الأطفال والنساء باسم المعتقد. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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ACLU asks court to enjoin Oklahoma Sharia Law measure

A Muslim man alleges that a proposed amendment to Oklahoma's Constitution that would prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic Sharia Law when deciding cases stigmatizes his religion and infringes on the religious rights of Muslims.

Muneer Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, sought an injunction last year against State Question 755 — approved by 70 percent of voters Nov. 2 — that he said transforms Oklahoma's Constitution into “an enduring condemnation” of Islam by singling it out.

U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange granted a preliminary injunction in late November, and the state filed an appeal of that injunction with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver soon after. The state's brief was filed in March.

Late Monday, Awad filed papers asking the appeals court to uphold the preliminary injunction, saying the measure “would directly infringe the religious freedom rights” of Muslims. The lawsuit also alleges the measure would invalidate Awad's will, which is based in part on Islamic Law.

Awad said Tuesday that the proposal makes the case that Muslims are “inherently threatening to the state of Oklahoma,” although Sharia Law poses no threat. Oklahoma's 20,000 to 30,000 Muslims make up less than 1 percent of the population.

“It's unconstitutional because it unfairly singles out Oklahoma's Muslim population for unequal treatment in the state courts and the political community at large,” Awad said.

Awad said the ballot measure was supported by “political opportunists” who wanted to score political points by pandering to people's fears and bigotry. At least 15 other states have passed or are considering similar Sharia Law measures, he said.

“The Muslim community is now being used as a punching bag,” Awad said.

The Sharia Law amendment was authored by former Rep. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, who has said the amendment was not intended as an attack on Muslims but attempted to prevent “activist” judges from relying on international or Islamic law when ruling on cases.