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2005-09-17 Iraq-Jordan

Draft Iraq Constitution Raises Fear Among Iraqi Gays

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Posted by Captain America 2005-09-17 00:58|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The constitution, as I understand it, implements a form of a sha'riah with respect to how family law is works. Israel, per a number of ppl, uses something very similar as far as dealing with its own Muslim population.

That said, I think it goes without saying that there isn't going to be gay marriage in Iraq or anything like the visible gay community here in the US active there in the near future - which I think most of us already knew would be the case going into this. Near as I can tell, the constitution is silent on subject of homosexuality altogether, which likely better than the previous regime with its fondness for hadd punishments that would seem to contradict the current constitution.

Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling 2005-09-17 01:29|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2005-09-17 01:29|| Front Page Top

#2 typical for Islam - what the women don't know/find out about.... is OK with Allan. If someone else gets caught - death

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-17 01:36|| 2005-09-17 01:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Pax was a consummate ass. Mebbe he should haul that precious ass of his back to London where they loved him. Loved him long time.

Posted by .com 2005-09-17 01:42|| 2005-09-17 01:42|| Front Page Top

#4 That's actually a pretty good summation of it, Frank. I've been reading a book on Saudi society that was published in the early 1980s (before PC took over Middle East studies) and it's quite up-front about homosexual acts among Arab men quite similar to what the ancient Greeks did as far as pederasty goes.

Some of my army buddies who recently got back from Afghanistan were pretty candid as far as that kind of stuff goes at least amongst the Pashtuns.

Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling 2005-09-17 01:53|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2005-09-17 01:53|| Front Page Top

#5 All I can say is to watch your six, Pax, if ya know what I mean....

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-09-17 01:58|| 2005-09-17 01:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Big Pharaoh talks about an interesting experince he had in Alexandria recently,check it out.
http://bigpharaoh.blogspot.com/

Posted by raptor 2005-09-17 13:29|| 2005-09-17 13:29|| Front Page Top

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