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Indigenous Peoples
Under the Rule of Islam
by Frederick P. Isaac
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Suppression of Freedom
In some Islamic countries, females are not allowed to walk alone in
public. They have to be escorted by their husbands or by a male
family member or else they will be stopped and questioned. Female
dress and facial appearance has to comply with the strict law of the
land. Wearing of the veil, mixed association, classical and Western
music and public entertainment events are all governed by the
Islamic (shari’ah) law. The indigenous Christians are swept along
with the tide of the mainstream majority. They are pressured to
compromise their rights and customs. Some Islamic governments point
out that they intend to purge their countries from the impurities of
foreign cultures, do away with the imperialistic system imposed on
them by the West and return to the traditional rule of Islam. All
subjects, regardless of their ethnicity, are obliged to submit to
the government's Islamic code of conduct (Hiro, 1989: pp 85, 89,
201).
The aggressive behaviour of the Islamic States of the Abode of Peace
and escalation of violence is indicative of the self-destruct
mechanism and implosion that grows out of a disturbing character. In
the fields of arts, sports, social services, tourism, hospitality
and entertainment, they mainly depend on non-Islamic cultures. The
world has yet to see career and businesswomen running their business
in an independent fashion; or a hostess, stewardess or sportswoman
acclaimed by their governments. Islamic states of the Abode of Peace
accept Western culture with reluctance. Remove local Christian and
foreign services from the Abode of Peace and you will see a
breakdown in the infrastructure of all amenities of the Islamic
states across the board.
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