I live in Brunei and as the title says, the Sharia Penal Code will be implemented in April. First of all, I've got no problem with Islam and or Muslims but after reading up on the law, I find it violates basic human rights. About a month ago, K boxes Basically a room where you and your friends sing karaoke were forced to shut down because it might encourage inappropriate behaviour because these places are dark and small, this were the actual words of the government during the press release. On top of that, shops restaurants groceries are forced to close up shop during Friday Prayers which lasts from 12 2, small local businesses are losing possible income every week just because our Sultan doesn't want any muslim to skip the friday prayers, which really doesn't help because I know quite a lot of people who skips the prayers every week and shutting down the whole entire country for a few hours won't change their mind about going to the mosque. A couple of weeks ago, they announced that women are not allowed to wear skirts anything above ankle is considered indecent , they are not allowed to wear sleeveless and possibly short sleeved blouses shirts and men are not allowed to wear shorts shorter than anything above the knee. What's ridiculous about this, is that the local police basically make up what's indecent and what's not, there really isn't a set of fixed guidelines in what makes something indecent. Edit Oh And did I mention you might get fined for using some arabic words? Most of the locals are in support of Sharia Law and anyone against it are basically told to leave the country if you don't like it or can't you respect Islam? We respect your religion Here is a link of a thread which shows the public's opinion and I actually do believe some people think that way because I've actually met some people who are borderline Islamic Extremists.
My country is implementing Sharia Law this April and I think it's a horrible idea and it infringes basic human rights.