The following report by Clare Lopez was published earlier this month by Sharia TipSheet.
Women Under Sharia
Shot and Paralyzed Over Hijab Rules — Islam Strikes Again
by Clare M. Lopez
A heartbreaking litany of horrific abuse perpetrated against women in sharia-dominated societies, from India, Iran, and Iraq, to Pakistan, and the United States as well. Iran unfortunately dominates our collection this month.
“Iranian women’s rights activists face rape threats during arrest: UN Special Rapporteur” at Iran International, 07/15/2024
“Iran Arrests Three More Women’s Rights Activists in Gilan” at Iran Wire, July 17, 2024
This one is horrifying and heartbreaking all at once and calls for more than one report here. A young Iranian mother of two has been left a paraplegic after Iranian police shot her inside her car because of a hijab rule violation. What kind of monsters would do such a thing? Answer: Iranian police in a regime under the rule of Islamic Law.
- “Iranian woman paralysed after being shot over hijab” by Parham Ghobadi at BBC Persian, August 12, 2024
- “Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say” by Jon Gambrell at AP News, August 15, 2024
- “Iranian woman left paralysed after being shot by police over hijab” by Maroosha Muzaffar at the Independent, August 12, 2024
“A Day in the Morality Police Van: Tehran Woman’s Account” at iranwire.com, July 18, 2024
India: “‘She has ruined my father’s honour’: Haseen strangles his 16-year-old sister to death in front of a crowd in Meerut for loving a Hindu boy, arrested”, by OpIndia Staff, 8 August 2024
“Pakistan: Tragic Kidnapping and Death of Christian Mentally Ill Girl Sparks Outrage and Calls for Justice” by Nasir Saeed, Gatestone Institute, August 5, 2024
“Iraqis protest proposed ‘anti-women’ amendment to personal status law” by Shelley Kittleson, Al-Monitor, August 4, 2024
- This proposed amendment to Iraq’s personal status law would permit Sunni and Shi’ite clerics to sign marriage contracts outside the official court system. Such an amendment, if passed, would open the door to underage and forced marriages, which are completely legal under sharia. To their credit, Iraqis are protesting the amendment, which has not yet passed.
Egypt: “ACLJ Urges U.N. To Rescue Abducted Christian Woman Forced To Convert to Islam” by ACLJ.org, July 30, 2024
And this one, from right here in the USA —
“Utah Quran teacher charged with sexually abusing teen, offering her $30K to stay quiet” by Pat Reavey, ksl.com, August 7, 2024
For previous essays by Clare Lopez at Sharia TipSheet, see the Clare Lopez Archives.
I don’t have empathy for them because they teach their children to stab the jew.
Many Iranians are supporting Israel and hate their government. The treatment of women is horrendous, and Iranians have lost their lives protesting the laws of the mullahs. They want modern lives with freedom. Our western women’s movements and governments have failed to stand up for them.