In the West, we’re sold this bill of goods: “Islamic law is not primarily about harsh criminal punishments, such as stoning and hand-chopping — which, in any case, demanded such high standards of proof that historically they were hardly ever carried out.”

In reality, in Sharia states today they’re quite frequently carried out, as they always have been historically in Sharia states.

“Whipped 100 times for having sex outside marriage: Kneeling woman is caned by masked Sharia law enforcer in barbaric punishment in Indonesia,” by Gareth Davies, Mailonline, March 10, 2017: