The Left’s Unlikely Alliance with Islam    The application of
Sharia Law is incomprehensible to most Americans used to Western
common law. For example, late last year, the Saudi equivalent of
the Supreme Court refused to grant a divorce to an eight-year-
old who was essentially sold to her fifty-year-old husband by
her father. Child brides are prevalent and legal in Muslim
countries governed by Sharia law. In another example, just
recently, a case of a couple who were stoned to death for having
sexual relations outside marriage made the news from
Afghanistan, and a thirteen-year-old was stoned to death for
being raped and ending up pregnant. When the leader of Iran says
that there are no homosexuals in Iran at a Columbia university
speech, he is saying the bare truth, as Iran frequently executes
homosexuals since homosexuality is a capital crime under Sharia
Law. In addition, under Sharia law, killings of children or
wives for embarrassing the “honor” of a family are often
tolerated and considered excusable. I