Protests against Islamic law rocked in cities across the US drew
counter-protests by people who said they stoked unfounded fears and a
distorted view of the religion.
According to News.com,
hundreds marched through downtown Seattle, banging drums, cymbals and
cowbells behind a large sign saying “Seattle stands with our Muslim
neighbours.”
Participants chanted “No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here” on
their way to City Hall, while a phalanx of bicycle police officers
separated them from an anti-Shariah rally numbering in the dozens.
In front of the Trump building in downtown Chicago, about 30 people
demonstrated against Islamic law and in favour of President Donald
Trump, shouting slogans and holding signs that read “Ban sharia” and
“sharia abuses women.”
About twice as many counter-protesters marshalled across the street.
A similar scene played out in a park near a New York courthouse,
where counter- protesters sounded air-horns and banged pots and pans in
an effort to silence an anti-Shariah rally.
“The theme of today is drowning out racism,” said counter-protester
Tony Murphy, standing next to demonstrators with colourful earplugs.
“The more racists get a platform, the more people get attacked.”
The rallies, held in more than two dozen US cities, were organised by
ACT for America, which claims Islamic law is incompatible with Western
democracy.
The organisation said it opposes discrimination and supports the rights of those subject to Shariah.
However, the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, calls it the largest American anti-Muslim group.
“I don’t believe Islam can peacefully coexist with the Constitution,” said Seattle anti-Shariah demonstrator Aaron Bassford, 29.
“I’m not going to tell them they can come here and take away my
Second Amendment right. We need unity in this country under no ideology
and no banner except the Constitution of the United States of America.”
But the overwhelming majority of Muslims don’t want to replace US law
with Islamic law, known as Shariah, and only “radical extremist groups”
would call for that, said Liyakat Takim, a professor of Islamic studies
at McMaster University in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario.
Sharia, Takim said, refers to guidelines or principles — how Muslims
should live. “Fish” refers to jurisprudence, or specific laws.
The values embedded in Shariah do not change and are shared among
Muslims, he said, while fish is open to interpretation and change, and
in fact differs among Islamic sects and communities.
“The Koran allows slavery, so does the Old Testament. That doesn’t mean we allow it today, too,”
he said.
“Laws are amenable to change,” Takim said.
The marches come amid a rise in reports of anti-Muslim incidents in
the U.S., including arson attacks and vandalism at mosques, harassment
of women wearing Muslim head coverings and bullying of Muslim
schoolchildren.
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