Sharia comes to Kano, Nigeria

The women of Kano, Nigeria, are facing a life of misery as Islamic law takes over their community. The dominance of Sharia has already done away with prostitution, gambling, and the drinking of alcohol, and now it appears that Kano will end up like Zamfara, which has compulsory same-gender schools, and which has banned the Nigerian women's soccer team.

Under Sharia, women are now forced to sit in the back of the city's mini-buses so that their presence will not entice male passengers. Most women in Kano, however, use the motorcycle taxis for getting around, but since these vehicles are operated by men, they will no longer be permitted to ride on them.

Sharia also requires amputation as punishment for theft, and flogging or stoning as punishment for adultery. A woman, as you can imagine, are presumed to have committed adultery if a man says she has. No other proof is required.