Just the other week, it was revealed that the first Shariah Law court had opened in the Belgium city of Antwerp – a city which has a 10% Muslim population. There are also well over 85 Shariah courts operating in the United Kingdom according to a recent study by an independent UK-based think-tank. In the first of a special two-part report on the spread of Shariah Law, Clarion Fund’s Senior Fellow Clare M. Lopez, examines the systematic and subversive creeping of Islamic Shariah Law in Europe and the United States.

Islamic Law Conquering the West
by Clare M. Lopez

Western liberal democratic civilization is under assault by the forces of Shariah Islam. The so-called “Arab Spring” that swept across the Middle East in 2011, while encompassing the hopes and dreams of millions who seek freedom from tyranny, unfortunately has been commandeered for the violent phase of the Islamic Awakening that began in the 20th century. The jihadist drivers of that Islamic movement seek the re-establishment of the caliphate and global imposition of Islamic law. They are determined and sophisticated, deftly deploying information warfare to co-opt and neutralize what little remains of Western defenses. There will be no democratic transformation of the Arab Middle East until and unless the United States (U.S.) and all who treasure the principles of equality, individual liberty, pluralism, and tolerance, confront those who are willing to fight and kill and die for Islam – not just on the kinetic battlefield, but in the far more important War of Ideas. The war we fight is far along at this point: Shariah is advancing not only across North Africa and the Middle East, but throughout the Western world as well.

10 Things You Need to Know about Islamic Shariah Law
1)    Jihad is defined in Shariah as “warfare to establish the religion [Islam]” and is an obligation for all Muslims for all time until the entire world is subjugated to Islamic law [‘Umdat al-Salik, Section o9.0.pg. 599].
2)    All Muslims have a religious duty to strive toward instituting worldwide Shariah law.
3)    “Creeping Shariah” is the term used for the slow, methodical, deliberate advance of Islamic law in non-Muslim countries.
4)    Official Shariah courts already operate in the UK, handling cases dealing with divorce, domestic violence, and financial disputes. Attempts to introduce Shariah in courts throughout Europe are ongoing. Studies show that Shariah has also been applied or formally recognized in a number of U.S. state court decisions.
5)    Shariah commands that drinkers and gamblers be whipped.
6)    Shariah commands husbands to beat their wives [Q 4:34].
7)    Shariah literally allows for “an eye for an eye” and commands that a thief must have his hand cut off.
8)    Any criticism by both Muslims and non-Muslims of Islam, the Qur’an, Shariah, Allah, or Muhammad is deemed to be “slander” under Islamic law and can be punishable by death. This is one major reason why “moderate Muslims” do not speak out about Radical Islam.
9)    Islamic law prescribes the death penalty for any Muslim who leaves Islam (i.e. the ‘crime’ of apostasy).
10)     According to Islamic law, Muslims can deceive non-Muslims if it benefits Islam. The Quran instructs Muslims to lie to non-Muslims about their beliefs and political goals in order to protect and spread Islam. (There are many examples of today’s Islamic leaders saying one thing to Western media and saying another to their own followers.)