The book "***, Sharia and Women in the History of Islam" has been
published as part of a remix and extended Alice Cooper music video.
Alice Cooper - Only Women Bleed (***, Sharia remix) music video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSPnJ-FXTmg
Book: ***, Sharia and Women in the History of Islam
http://charlesrcblog.googlepages.com/home
***, Sharia and Women in the History of Islam published on the
Internet:
http://theisoughtproblem.blogspot.com/2006/04/iraqi-kurdistan-***-sharia-and-women.html
Mariwan Halabjaee is the author of the book "***, Sharia and Women in
the
History of Islam." He was forced to flee Iraqi-Kurdistan and obtain
political asylum in Norway because the Islamic League of Kurdistan
issued a fatwa to kill him, and the Kurdistan Regional Government
refused to offer him protection or to arrest those who threatened his
life.
I was inspired by the lyrics of "Only Women Bleed," their
juxtaposition to chapter 4, verse 34 of the Qur'an and, by extension,
the Halabjaee affair. Given Alice Cooper's conversion to Christianity,
his apparent political conservatism, and the obvious progressive and
egalitarian intent of the song, it is my hope he would be pleased by
the remix.
The University of Southern California Muslim Student Association
Islamic Server provides three translations of chapter 4, verse 34 of
the Qur'an as follows:
"004.034
YUSUFALI: Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because
Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because
they sup****t them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are
devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah
would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear
disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to
share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return
to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For Allah is
Most High, great (above you all).
PICKTHAL: Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one
of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property
(for the sup****t of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding
in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye
fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and
scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo!
Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great.
SHAKIR: Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some
of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property;
the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah
has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion,
admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat
them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely
Allah is High, Great."
Source:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/004.qmt.html#004.034
* Mariwan Halabjaee (sp. Marywan / Halabjay, Halabjayee, Halabjaye,
Halabjayi)
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