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CYIL 7 ȍ2016Ȏ ISLAMIC STATE, AN ACTOR THREATENING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
It is necessary to admit that there are other countries apart from the Islamic state
where sharia law is fully observed. For example, Saudi Arabia or Iran. However, on
the territory of the Islamic state violent acts are committed against Muslims who
are according to sharia sanctioned if they behave in accordance with the sharia law.
Infringements of the religious rules are also punished in Saudi Arabia. A recent case,
for example, is the accusation of a Saudi of atheism. He was sentenced to 2000 lashes,
10 years in jail and a penalty of twenty thousand Saudi rials. This man was accused of
atheism, and he did not deny it. He expressed his ideas on the social network Twitter
and he denied the existence of God, made fun of the Quran, etc.7
As the Caliphate was proclaimed on the territory under control of the Islamic
state, this can be considered a threat for the world.8 This could be a serious threat
as, according to its founders, the Caliphate should be extended onto those territories
which should be steadily conquered. This poses a serious threat to international
security.
Some important Islamic scholars themselves condemned the creation of the Caliphate
on the territory of the Islamic state, especially due to the self-proclamation of the
Calipha (Bakr Bagdádí). Some scholars even consider the Islamic state a non-Muslim
organization because it does not protect Muslims and lets them die.9 States whose
territories were taken by the Islamic state will certainly not leave these territories in its
hands, and there are heavy fights which cause death and suffering not only of fighters
and soldiers but also civilians. The current immigration wave into Europe is partially
caused by these conflicts. It is, however, clear that the number of immigrants is much
higher than the number of those who are directly threatened by these conflicts and
whose basic human rights are violated.
Islamic state and its supporters committed a series of acts that can be characterized
as violation of human rights and international humanitarian law. According to the
UN, radical Islamists caused the death of at least 18,800 people in less than two years
on the territories which they conquered From the beginning of 2014 until October
2015 about 3.5 million people were forced to leave their home because of the war.
Atrocities (chopping of heads, burning) and also sexual violence on women and
kidnapping of children and youth and their forced military training are acts which
7 Saúdská Arábie: 28letý ateista odsouzen k 2000 ranám bičem a 10 rokům vězení. WERNER, Honza.
Ateisté ČR [online]. Praha, 2016 [cit. 2016-05-20]. Accessible at:
saudska-arabie-28lety-ateista-odsouzen-k-2000-ranam-bicem-a-10-rokum-vezeni/#comments.
8 Chalífát znamená vyhlášení války, varuje expert. [online]. Londýn: Novinky, 2014 [cit.
2016-05-20]. Accessible at:
fat-znamena-vyhlaseni-valky-varuje-expert.html.
9 Islámský stát je hrozbou pro celý svět, varuje Irák. Mapa chalífátu zahrnuje i Evropu. [on-
line]. Bagdád: Novinky, 2014 [cit. 2016-05-20]. Accessible at:
blizky-a-stredni-vychod/340878-islamsky-stat-je-hrozbou-pro-cely-svet-varuje-irak-mapa-chalifatu-
-zahrnuje-i-evropu.html.