Odense’s mayor, Peter Rahbæk Juel, said: “It is psychological violence, carried out by means of Sharia Law. It’s unacceptable, and it hurts my stomach to read these things….We will send a clear societal signal to imams and preachers who practise Sharia Law that it is punishable in Denmark.”
Ultimately every Western nation, and every non-Muslim nation all over the world, is going to have to decide whether it is going to preserve its freedoms or submit to Sharia. Those who claim that Sharia is completely compatible with Western secular societal norms are either ignorant of the nature of Sharia or flagrantly dishonest. Abu Bashar, a well-known imam in Odense, is applying Sharia as it is codified, and is clearly acting against the principle of the equality of rights of women. This conflict cannot be avoided forever.
“Odense authorities report ‘crazy’ imam over Sharia Law document,” by Luke Roberts, CPH Post, September 25, 2020:
Remarry? Lose your kids. Move further than 130km? Lose your kids. These are just some of the requirements and limitations in place if a woman decides she wishes to get a divorce through the well-known imam Abu Bashar.
The document, which Berlingske came into possession of, is the first time such practices have been certified, and in contravening Danish law it has unsurprisingly caused alarm amongst local authorities.
Divorce of this kind is in accordance with Sharia Law, but not Danish divorce law. The document seen by the media outlet had been signed by both the woman involved and imam Abu Bashar.
Well known in the area, the imam operates in Odense, and this contract in particular relates to a couple living in Vallmose. Amongst other things, it states that if the woman behaves in such a way that her or her family’s honour is violated, she loses the right to the children.
Odense’s mayor, Peter Rahbæk Juel, was naturally shocked and distressed by the news.
“It is psychological violence, carried out by means of Sharia Law. It’s unacceptable, and it hurts my stomach to read these things,” he said….
Juel states that he hopes through such strong action “we will send a clear societal signal to imams and preachers who practise Sharia Law that it is punishable in Denmark”.