[PeppyGPhiB]

Sorry to bring politics even more into it, but this is an example of why our invasion of Iraq, and our relations with the whole Middle East, has gone so poorly. These countries are ruled by Islamic Law, not civil law. We don't understand their culture because we don't LIVE our religions the way they do. In the Islamic world, where women are NOT equal to men and other religions are evil, our secular way of doing things is not acceptable. Don't try to apply our reasoning to their laws and culture - it's way beyond that. Just be glad that you don't live there.