Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Sharia Law »

Cruel and Usual Punishment is a wake up call to the Western world.

Nonie Darwish presents an insider's look at Sharia and examines how radical Muslim laws are destroying the Western world from within. Living under Sharia law for the first thirty years of her life,a virtual slave to Islamic law, Darwish never questioned or challenged her rights--or dared to even think about the validity of Sharia laws. She didn't try to examine what Sharia was, how it came about or why she followed it. "This is Allah's law," she was told, and she knew what awaited those who questioned Allah's law.

But she doesn't believe the lies anymore, and now she wants to share her experiences with the Western world. Cruel and Usual Punishment is an insider's look at how Muslims sacrifice their basic human rights to obey the archaic and brutal laws handed down to their prophet centuries ago.

Heed this warning: Sharia Law is attempting to infiltrate Western culture and destroy democracy.

A Warning to the West

Pt. I Sharia: The Family 1

1 The Roots of Sharia 3

2 The Marriage Contract: The Lock on the Gender Cage 25

3 Women: The Center of Oppression 61

4 Men: The Illusion of Power 105

Pt. II Sharia: The State 129

5 Life Behind the Muslim Curtain 131

6 A Dictator's Dream 175

7 Egypt: A Case Study 201

8 Getting Away with Murder 219

Epilogue: Islam Without the Sword? 253

Acknowledgments 259

Notes 261