I could not help but think of this cartoon when I read in the Telegraph that the Iranian envoy to Spain appealed to Human Rights organizations to show some cultural sensitivity. Specifically:
"Our laws allow for the amputation of the hand that steals. This is not accepted by the West, but the field of human rights should take into account the customs, traditions, religion and economic development," he said in comments reported by the newspaper El Mundo.
"Some laws are needed to preserve the health of society, if not, it would be in danger."
No doubt there will be many cultural and moral relativist that will heed his call.
For those who feel that Sharia is "unavodable", they may want to ponder the fact mentioned in the article that:
Iran has the second highest number of recorded executions in the world after China, according to Amnesty International.
In fact, as Amnesty reported just last month:
As nine women and two men in Iran wait to be stoned to death, Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to abolish death by stoning and impose an immediate moratorium on this horrific practice, specifically designed to increase the suffering of the victims.
