Now, the truth starts to emerge from some of the veterans..

[SteelCitySouth]

(09-22-2015, 02:45 PM)Benton Wrote: It's one of the 25ish countries where by law the heads of state have to be Muslim. It's as much a system as it is a religion.

And if by "forced to assimilate" you mean follow the laws here, yes. If you mean convert their religion, no. If that had been the case, we'd still be burning those suspected of witchcraft.

(09-22-2015, 03:28 PM)bfine32 Wrote: How many of those 25 countries give women equal rights?

(09-22-2015, 05:03 PM)Benton Wrote: www.google.com

It's actually 1 of 17 countries.

I don't know what bfine32's requirement for women's rights are so I can only provide one of the staples of such a thing.  Voting rights.

Of the 17 countries that require a Muslim head of state 11 of them, women have the right to vote.