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Originally Posted by Tower
Very well thought out. I think it's pretty much impossible to change a nations beliefs and customs a specially one so intertwined in Religion. However what about in situations were Sharia Law is concerned and you are asked to help an individual and not the society.
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Yes, that's exactly the issue. We have a constitution that protects the rights of minority groups and ensures that the democratic system will not allow the many to compromise the rights of the few. And Afghanistan has a similar constitution, but it seems as though it's not viewed as a sacred document the way ours is.
I think our law is structured where if a someone can prove that their rights are being trampled in their home country, they'll be given refugee status in Canada (assuming they can get here). Being raped by your husband and having no recourse would probably count. But there are probably millions, if not tens of millions of people worldwide who are in this or similar situations regarding their rights. Helping all of them just individually isn't an option.