Postwatchers: Alenda Lux & the Iraqi Constitution

I've linked before to Alenda Lux as part of the gang that posts good news from Iraq (which includes All Things Conservative, Mudville Gazette, and, er, me). Insta points to a post there  about constitution coverage:

The Washington Post, and the rest of the media, want to think that Ayatollah-style Islamic Revolution will now be sweeping through Iraq.

The draft constitution submitted Monday stipulates that Iraq is an Islamic state and that no law can contradict the principles of Islam, negotiators confirmed.   

Opponents have charged that the latter provision would subject Iraqis to rule by religious edicts of individual clerics or sects.

   

The opponents also said women would lose gains they made during Hussein's rule, when they were guaranteed equal rights under civil law in matters including marriage, divorce and inheritance. The draft constitution says individuals can choose to have family matters decided by either religious or civil law.

Alright, let's see what the Constitution draft has to say about the role of Islam.

The religion of the state...is the sacred religion of Islam.

Followers of other religions are free to exercise their faith and perform their religious rites within the limits of the provisions of law.

Article Three Ch. 1, Art. 3

...no law can be contrary to the beliefs and provisions     of the sacred religion of Islam.

Oh dear, that is worrisome.  Oh wait!  That's Afghanistan's Constitution. My mistake. Could someone let me know where to find the Post or Times article predicting the descent of the Dark Ages on Afghanistan because of the provisions in their Constitution?

Yet, almost two years later, Hamid Karzai is still President, no Islamic Revolution, record numbers of women are registering to vote and registering to run for the Wolesi Jirga, for which there is a provision stating that a minimum required number of seats that must go to women....

Who knows if that's how it'll work out in Iraq, but I think reports of the Iraqi project's demise are premature.