Women Worth Half a Man? Sharia’s ‘Equality’ Gets Exposed on the House Floor [WATCH]

Rep. Keith Self delivered remarks contrasting the principles laid out in America’s founding documents with Islamic Sharia law, arguing that the two systems diverge significantly on equality, legal standards, and religious liberty.

Self began by quoting directly from the Declaration of Independence to frame his argument.

“The Declaration of Independence states, we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, not so in Islam, according to Sharia, the testimony of a non Muslim is not valid against a Muslim.”

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He said that the concept of equal standing before the law, which is foundational in the United States, does not apply in the same way under Sharia. Self focused in particular on courtroom procedures and the weight given to testimony.

“In a court of law, a woman’s testimony is equal to one half of that of a man. Non Muslims living in majority Islamic societies are second class citizens with few rights and little protection under the law.”

Self then turned to the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.

He argued that the standard of impartiality embedded in American law contrasts with what he described under Sharia.

“The Sixth Amendment speaks of an impartial jury, but the testimony of a non Muslim is deemed inadmissible. So in an Islamic Sharia court, the only testimony allowed is that of a Muslim hardly fair and impartial.”

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In addition to courtroom standards, Self addressed marriage laws. He outlined what he described as differing rights between Muslim men and women when it comes to marrying outside the faith.

“Sharia prohibits marriage between a Muslim woman and a non Muslim man. A Muslim man may marry a Christian wife, but not vice versa.”

He also pointed to divorce laws as another example of unequal treatment.

“Sharia also gives the man but not the woman, the unconditional right to divorce.”

Self concluded by comparing religious freedom protections in the United States with what he characterized as restrictions within Sharia law.

He cited the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion, and contrasted it with what he said is permitted under Sharia.

“Freedom of religion is in our First Amendment, but freedom of religion in Sharia means one is permitted to embrace Islam, but one is never free to leave Islam.”

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