I recently saw a cartoon with 3 scenes. Scene one showed a group of Muslims who were asked if they wanted the implementation of Sharia and they all answered yes. The same group was asked if they would like to immigrate to Saudi Arabia where Sharia laws are fully practiced, and they all answered no. On asking this same group if they would love to go to immigrate to Europe where Sharia is not practiced, they all answered yes. This cartoon depicted the hypocrisy of many Muslims who support Sharia. This same hypocrisy is also found among governments and that practice communism or socialism. They try to create an egalitarian society where top government officials enjoy capitalist goodies and the masses experience the downgraded leftovers with other baggage that accompany communism that includes suppression of the free press, rule of law, and individual pursuit of happiness.

Many individuals who criticize the United States of America should just analyze the progress of an immigrant from South Africa called Elon Musk, to realize how great is the United States of America. The is no other nation in the world where such achievements can be achieved. The United Arab Emirates is a notable case study. No matter how long you have stayed in the Emirate, or no matter how much you have contributed to their economy you cannot become a citizen. The election of Barrack Obama and the emergence of sports and music billionaires like Michael Jordan and Jay Z is another reason why America is truly great even though it is also a flawed nation if you take into consideration police brutality, racial discrimination, and other ills that are prevalent. No wonder Muslims who hate America can lose a limb just to immigrate to America.

When the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that made them the target of a deadly terror attack in 2015, many Muslims hailed this act that killed 12 people and another 5 in related attacks that began a wave of jihadist strikes across France. Today, the violence Islamic fundamentalists and terrorists perpetrate on innocent Muslims dwarf what they can ever achieve with the so-called infidel. A similar thing is happening in Nigeria now. When Boko Haram started bombing churches, some Muslims hailed them as the North’s version of the Niger Delta militant. A reasoning that is still prevalent now with some scheming to incorporate repentant Boko Haram members into the Nigerian Army and graduating them with mouth-watering starter packs into the communities that have terrorized. The recent sentencing to death of a Kano musician is another noted example of how the high and mighty use Sharia to punish only the poor. Ordinarily, if Sharia was an effective law, the Kano State governor will neither be able to contest for a second term or have a hand to sign the death warrant of the Kano musician that will soon face the penal code called Sharia.

Ata Ukuta, Editor – www.towncryyers.com