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Axis of Evil
Majlis approves equal blood money for non-Muslims
2003-01-12
Iran's reformist-held parliament approved the details of a law Sunday granting dhimmis non-Muslim minorities the right to the same "blood money" as Muslim men, IRNA reported. Under Islamic law, relatives of a murder victim can either claim blood money, pardon a criminal or allow an execution to go ahead. Blood money is also built into vehicle insurance as compensation in the case of a fatal accident.
Merwig would be proud, by golly...
The value currently put on the life of a member of the Master Religion Muslim man is 150 million rials (18,750 dollars), and half that for a woman. Some female lawmakers are pressing for women to be made equal to men in this respect.
Naw. That'd never work...
The Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, said a dhimmi non-Muslim was "worth" one-twelfth of a religious ÃŒbermensch Muslim, but as this was not written into the penal code courts gave various rulings.
If you ain't got a turban, you're not quite nothing; at least you're a twelfth of something...
The new law, which also must be approved by the conservative Guardian Council, is reportedly supported by Khomeini's successor as supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters. Khamenei recently authorised the granting of equal blood money to the families of two dhimmis non-Muslims.
The soul, the very soul, of generosity...
The new law will apply to members of Iran's recognised religious minorities: Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians.
If you're a Buddhist, Shinto, Taoist, or a Druid, you're poop out of luck...
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#1  And overseas supporters - especially CAIR - of these Islamaniacs demand equality under law. I suspect that if a Muslim acts consistently, then he loses his Islamic status.
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-01-12 19:50:28  

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