Isn't that normal for you people?

Politicians and Muslim leaders denounced a German judge for citing the Quran in her rejection of a Muslim woman's request for a quick divorce on grounds she was abused by her husband.

The judge argued that her case was not one of exceptional hardship in which fast-track divorce proceedings would be justified. When the woman protested, Datz-Winter cited a passage from the Quran that reads in part, ''men are in charge of women.''

Erm... didn't Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) grant some lady a quicky divorce just because her husband was ugly? ...wait a minute, I'm acting like this German Judge is qualified to interpret Islamic Law! Which is almost as abusurd as a judge doling out judgements based on the Qur'an, in a totally secular country!

While the Quranic verse cited does say that husbands are allowed to beat their wives if they are disobedient, Germany's Institute for Islamic Questions noted that such an interpretation was no longer standard. ''Of course not all Muslims use violence against their wives,'' the group said in a statement.

Good comeback, Germany's Institute for Islamic Questions! That'll show 'em! "Not all" Muslim men beat their wives... indeed!

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