October 02, 2006

New Shari'a Enclave Opposed by Local Residents

I'm not sure how I missed this one a month ago the first time around in '04, but Islamic leaders are working on establishing a Shari'a enclave in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Apparently, not all the local residents are pleased at this development:

Controversy over building a proposed Islamic community in Little Rock and many residents are not pleased. The planning commission unanimously approved the project which includes a mosque, a school and more than 20 homes. This stamp of approval is just the first step in a long process that will include much opposition. Several members of the community and members of the planning commission expressed their concerns. Their biggest concern, they are fearful this planned Islamic community will exclude other religions. Little Rock resident... Tim Lawson, says, "I'm opposed to any type of segregation and I believe this is what's going to happen.
LGF recently reported that residents are more concerned about the five-times-daily call to prayer to be broadcast over the mosque's loudspeakers than they are about religious segregation and the imposition of Shari'a law.

Coming soon to a town near you.

UPDATE: Mea culpa. According to the date stamps, the above story is from 2004, not 2006. Clearly, someone went back into the archives and changed the dates right after they saw my post. Either that, or Ragnar be needing some new glasses.

For those of you who prefer your news more "recent-ish," there's more reporting on American Shari'a here, here and here.

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 06:02 AM | |