{"id":2118,"date":"2012-05-20T17:14:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T17:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2012-05-20T17:14:11","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T17:14:11","slug":"kuwait-lawmakers-insist-on-shariah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2012\/05\/20\/2118\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait Lawmakers Insist on Shari`ah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/stories\/news1\/sabah_alahmad.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" \/>Kuwaiti lawmakers vowed on Saturday, May 19, to continue their efforts to amend the constitution to make all legislation in the Gulf Arab state comply with Islamic Shari`ah law despite the ruler\u2019s move to block a similar proposal earlier this week.  <!--more-->  <br \/> \u201cThe process of making laws comply with Islamic Shari`ah is ongoing through efforts made to discuss regulations that contradict with Shari`ah,\u201d said Deputy Speaker Khalid Al-Sultan in statements published by Al-Rai, Kuwait Times reported on Saturday, May 19..<br \/>The statements come a day after Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah disagreed to add a clause to Article 79.<br \/>The rejected proposal was submitted by 31 of the 50 elected members of parliament demanding to change article 79 to make Shari`ah \u201cthe only source\u201d of legislation rather than a major or main source as it is now.<br \/> \u201cHH the Amir\u2019s observed that regulations in Kuwait already comply with Islamic regulations and are derived from the Constitution supporting Islamic laws,\u201d said MP Badr Al-Dahoom of the Justice Bloc which proposed the aforementioned amendment.<br \/>Islamist MPs have proposed amending the constitution in this way several times in the past.<br \/>The approval of Kuwait\u2019s emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, is needed for any constitutional change.<br \/> \u201cHis highness the emir is not in favor,\u201d Mohammad al-Dallal, an Islamist MP and legal expert, told Reuters.<br \/>Political parties are banned in Kuwait so MPs have to rely on forming blocs in parliament.<br \/>The 15-member cabinet selected by the prime minister can also vote in parliament.<br \/><strong><br \/>Conservative Society<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers vowed to continue their efforts to proceed with a project to amend Article 2 of the Constitution, making Islamic Shari`ah the only source of legislation.<br \/> \u201cThe Justice Bloc is currently studying all laws in Kuwait to see if any article contradicts with Islamic Shari`ah so that we can propose an amendment,\u201d MP Al-Dahoom told Al-Rai.<br \/> \u201cIslamization of laws will continue until it is time to propose Article 2 amendment.\u201d<br \/>MPs added that a lot of people in the Kuwaiti society request that laws comply with Shari`ah.<br \/> \u201cWe must think again about convincing the emir or submitting it again in another format,\u201d MP Dallal told Reuters.<br \/> \u201cOur society is a conservative society, a lot of people request that laws comply with sharia (Islamic law).<br \/> \u201cWe also do not have a stable political system,\u201d he said, adding such an amendment could help make lawmaking less chaotic.<br \/>Like elsewhere in the region, Islamists have made political gains in the major oil producer.<br \/>With many campaigning on an anti-corruption platform, Islamists increased their share of parliamentary seats in Kuwait after a snap election in February which ushered in its fourth parliament in six years.<br \/>Kuwait, a regional US ally, is ruled by a Sunni Muslim monarchy and states Islam as its official religion.<br \/>About 85 percent of Kuwait\u2019s population is thought to be Muslim. 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