The Sharia Debate in Ontario: Gender, Islam, and Representations of Muslim Women’s Agency
Summary: In this article, Anna Korteweg, was taking a look at the controversial Sharia Law debate that was happening in Ontario. Korteweg begins her article by discussing what had happened during the debate. In 2004, a notion to bring “Sharia Law” as part of the Arbitration act for Muslim families to settle disputes without the court was brought up. This sparked a widespread debate on how Sharia law can cause more damage then good, especially to Muslim woman. The debate was a heated debate which ultimately had Premier Dalton McGuinty deciding to stop Arbitration laws altogether, meaning no religion such as the Christian and Jewish religion would be able …show more content…
One of the most confusing parts regarding the discussion of the Moseby case was how serious they had taken this case, both the whites and blacks whom lived in Upper Canada. Many of them were on the side of Moseby and believed that having free slaves was a very British trait and what was what separated them from the Americans. This was a contrast to the police force in the area that seemed to be on the side of the American’s. They seemed to sympathize with them and their cause. This is one agency of the case.
The Agency of the officers that were handling the case was very different. Many of which had their own agenda and values that they wanted to uphold. One of the first discussions was the Deputy Sheriff and his own values. While he wanted to make a name for himself he also was very bias with the case of Moseby. When the Americans had first arrived to Upper Canada the police force was very pleasant to them and was trying to help them with anything they needed including getting the lawyer of the police force for them. The sheriff also after Moseby had escaped had called for the shooting to take place into the crowd of rioters. In addition to that he also fired at these people when they were unarmed and had went completely over his authority and
Summary: In this article, Anna Korteweg, was taking a look at the controversial Sharia Law debate that was happening in Ontario. Korteweg begins her article by discussing what had happened during the debate. In 2004, a notion to bring “Sharia Law” as part of the Arbitration act for Muslim families to settle disputes without the court was brought up. This sparked a widespread debate on how Sharia law can cause more damage then good, especially to Muslim woman. The debate was a heated debate which ultimately had Premier Dalton McGuinty deciding to stop Arbitration laws altogether, meaning no religion such as the Christian and Jewish religion would be able …show more content…
One of the most confusing parts regarding the discussion of the Moseby case was how serious they had taken this case, both the whites and blacks whom lived in Upper Canada. Many of them were on the side of Moseby and believed that having free slaves was a very British trait and what was what separated them from the Americans. This was a contrast to the police force in the area that seemed to be on the side of the American’s. They seemed to sympathize with them and their cause. This is one agency of the case.
The Agency of the officers that were handling the case was very different. Many of which had their own agenda and values that they wanted to uphold. One of the first discussions was the Deputy Sheriff and his own values. While he wanted to make a name for himself he also was very bias with the case of Moseby. When the Americans had first arrived to Upper Canada the police force was very pleasant to them and was trying to help them with anything they needed including getting the lawyer of the police force for them. The sheriff also after Moseby had escaped had called for the shooting to take place into the crowd of rioters. In addition to that he also fired at these people when they were unarmed and had went completely over his authority and