Newly installed Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont announced a proposal to inroduce Shariah law in the Muslim southern provinces of Thailand. This presents a dangerous turn of events for Southeast Asia.
The danger of allowing religious law in traditionally benign Thailand could set a precedent that may result in other countries of the region being pressured by Muslim radicals to accept Islamic law. The problems of Shariah are well documented. The Taliban is one of the prime examples of when Shariah goes wrong. Women's rights, religious freedom and other personal liberties will be threatened by Islamic governance.
The military installed government of Thailand seems to be attempting to placate Muslims in the southern part of the country, but as the old saying goes, "If you give a mouse a cookie..."
Read the International Herald Tribune story.
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