to my knowledge islam forbids female circumcision and is practiced in africa by various tribes, some islamic and most traditional. female circumcision is a cutural practice not an islamic practice.
as far as the 4 wife rule goes, did it ever occur to anyone that many muslim women incourage their husbands to take on other wives? most men only have one wife, and a wife can object her husband to marry other women so long as she makes this clear in the marrige contract, and he has to obey this rule. if a man can afford and equally treat all wives and all are fine with the situation what's the problem? just because you jah. see this as disrespectful does not mean that someone else sees it as a problem. different strokes for different folks is something you need to keep in mind my friend.
the taliban, well there are a few reasons for their actions that need to be undersood. first of all with the 30 years of war, far too many men and boys have lost their lives, and being men of course, they felt threatened by the majority of women. this is a man vs. woman issue not an islamic one. they did indeed use islam to justify their actions this cannot be argued. also they were our little puppets. their two jobs were to supress the people and keep the poppy fields going. what better way to supress the people than to abuse women?
saudi, well the purpose of what you addressed is i think to ensure that islam would not be merged with other religous ideas. i think that the intentions are good, and it sucks for those who live there who don't practice islam, but then again one can always move can they not? god knows that if the u.s. government decided tomorrow that islam cannot be practiced in the states i would indeed move asap with out any regret or anger.
