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October 12, 2005
Sudan: Sharia Still Enforced Against Non-Muslims
In January, John Garang, the charismatic leader of the non-Muslim south of Sudan, became the vice-president of Sudan, and it seemed a new era would begin, of tolerance from Khartoum of the people it had brutally massacred over the past decade. Garang, only three weeks after taking up his post, was killed when his Russian-built helicopter crashed.
In June, a new interim constitution was ratified on June 6th, 2005. As a consequence, Condoleeza Rice flew into the country on July 20th, but was poorly treated by stewards in Khartoum, along with other staff and journalists. She nevertheless encouraged the moves towards peace in the South, while still condemning the actions of the Janjaweed in Darfur. In August Salva Kiir, another southern former rebel, was sworn in as Garang's replacement, though he lacked the charisma of Garang.
A provision of the June 6th interim constitution was to have increased freedoms for Christians and non-Muslims in the vast country. Amnesty International criticised some of the changes which had happened between the constitution's birth as a plan in May to its final printing in June. Originally the constitution had included the clause in Article 33 to prohiblt : "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment", in line with international standards. But when printed, the words "punishment" had been removed.
Sharia, which has created vile situations of non-Muslims being flogged and mutilated, seems to be content to carry on with inflicting its barbaric Islamic punishments on non-Christians. An article in the Washington Times and also in other papers through Associated Press, has revealed that Christians are still being whipped for the crime of drinking alcohol. The constitution took effect in July, purportedly relaxing the rules on Sharia and women's dress codes, but in the refugee camps around Khartoum, the Muslim Court of Conduct has been in full force against non-Muslims.
The Associated Press article details how though the constitution now states that Sudan is a diversified nation, with respect for all practices, religions and traditions, people are being flogged for drinking alcohol, even though, as non-Muslims, the Sharia should not apply to them. While a Sudanese president is de-facto Muslim, and his vice-president is not Muslim, it seems that Islamic rules and fascistic practices will always come first, no matter what is written in the constitution.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at October 12, 2005 3:18 PM
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Comments
our women need help, I remmember when i was in khartoum. women all of them dress top to bottom it was really hard for them to get off bus and get out of it, beacuase the clothes were all the way down to the on their feet. I hope there will be a way to evaluate their right.
Posted by: choul lieth at October 12, 2005 6:48 PM
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