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Criticisms of Islam (view source)
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'''Islam has been criticized''' not only by non-Muslims, but also by Muslim intellectuals, academics and activists.
==Human rights==
Human rights is a serious issue in Islamic states. According to Leo Igwe, head of the Nigerian Skeptics Society, Islam is inherently opposed to human dignity, justice and equality. Human rights violations in [[Nigeria]] started after Islam was introduced in the country. Human rights violations in Islamic regimes include torture, maiming, murder, oppression of women, minors and financially backward people. Freedom of religion has no place in [[Sharia]].<ref>[http://www.islam-watch.org/Others/Sharia-and-Human-Rights-in-Nigeria.htm Sharia and Human Rights in Nigeria] ''Islam Watch''</ref> After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the new [[Iran]]ian regime showed hostility to human rights. Non-Muslims, who were opposed to the new regime, were often persecuted.<ref>[http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t236/e0325 Human Rights] ''Oxford Islamic Studies Online''</ref> Ann Elizabeth Mayer, legal expert at the Wharton School, describing the character of Islamic regimes writes:<ref>[http://www.danielpipes.org/article/534 Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics]</ref>
{{cquote|They accord priority to rationalizing governmental repression, protecting and promoting social cohesion, and perpetuating traditional hierarchies in society, which means discriminatory treatment of women and non-Muslims.}}
=="Islam wants to take over the world"==
According to [[Conservative]] [[United States of America|American]] [[evangelist]] [[Pat Robertson]], the goal of Islam is world domination. He said "Islam wants to take over the world and is not a religion of peace". Robertson described radical Muslims as "satanic".<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=693718&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1 Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson calls radical Muslims 'satanic'] ''Haaretz.com''</ref>
==Sharia==
[[Sharia]], the Islamic law, is criticized for a variety of reasons. There is no separation between religion and politics in Islam. Author Gregory M. Davis argued that Sharia dictates the everyday life of citizens and thus Sharia code can be classified as a form of totalitarianism.<ref name=Islam101>[http://jihadwatch.org/islam101/ Islam 101] ''Jihad Watch''</ref> Since the social realm is absorbed into the political realm, it is described as totalitarian.<ref name="FPI">{{cite book
|author= Olivier Roy
|title= The Failure of Political Islam
|publisher= I.B.Tauris
|location=
|year= 1994
|pages= p10
|isbn= 9781850438809
|oclc=
|doi=
}}</ref> Amnesty International expressed concern over the punishments under Sharia law. Stoning, flogging or amputation, which are considered to be inhuman and degrading treatment by international human rights standards, are major concerns regarding Sharia law.<ref>[http://www.amnesty.no/web.nsf/pages/80B8B81BC2EEB951C1256BAB002BA0E7]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Human rights==
Human rights is a serious issue in Islamic states. According to Leo Igwe, head of the Nigerian Skeptics Society, Islam is inherently opposed to human dignity, justice and equality. Human rights violations in [[Nigeria]] started after Islam was introduced in the country. Human rights violations in Islamic regimes include torture, maiming, murder, oppression of women, minors and financially backward people. Freedom of religion has no place in [[Sharia]].<ref>[http://www.islam-watch.org/Others/Sharia-and-Human-Rights-in-Nigeria.htm Sharia and Human Rights in Nigeria] ''Islam Watch''</ref> After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the new [[Iran]]ian regime showed hostility to human rights. Non-Muslims, who were opposed to the new regime, were often persecuted.<ref>[http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t236/e0325 Human Rights] ''Oxford Islamic Studies Online''</ref> Ann Elizabeth Mayer, legal expert at the Wharton School, describing the character of Islamic regimes writes:<ref>[http://www.danielpipes.org/article/534 Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics]</ref>
{{cquote|They accord priority to rationalizing governmental repression, protecting and promoting social cohesion, and perpetuating traditional hierarchies in society, which means discriminatory treatment of women and non-Muslims.}}
=="Islam wants to take over the world"==
According to [[Conservative]] [[United States of America|American]] [[evangelist]] [[Pat Robertson]], the goal of Islam is world domination. He said "Islam wants to take over the world and is not a religion of peace". Robertson described radical Muslims as "satanic".<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=693718&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1 Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson calls radical Muslims 'satanic'] ''Haaretz.com''</ref>
==Sharia==
[[Sharia]], the Islamic law, is criticized for a variety of reasons. There is no separation between religion and politics in Islam. Author Gregory M. Davis argued that Sharia dictates the everyday life of citizens and thus Sharia code can be classified as a form of totalitarianism.<ref name=Islam101>[http://jihadwatch.org/islam101/ Islam 101] ''Jihad Watch''</ref> Since the social realm is absorbed into the political realm, it is described as totalitarian.<ref name="FPI">{{cite book
|author= Olivier Roy
|title= The Failure of Political Islam
|publisher= I.B.Tauris
|location=
|year= 1994
|pages= p10
|isbn= 9781850438809
|oclc=
|doi=
}}</ref> Amnesty International expressed concern over the punishments under Sharia law. Stoning, flogging or amputation, which are considered to be inhuman and degrading treatment by international human rights standards, are major concerns regarding Sharia law.<ref>[http://www.amnesty.no/web.nsf/pages/80B8B81BC2EEB951C1256BAB002BA0E7]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}