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- Uk Could Embrace Sharia Divorce Proceedings
And why? Seems that according to this article in The Australian, it's because of a landmark ruling in a Jewish divorce proceeding. But there's a difference between how a Judaism-based court and an Islamic one operate: the Jewish rabbinical courts...
- How Do You Solve A Problem Like Sharia?
It’s reported today that there are now 85 sharia courts in Britain. This is 17 times higher than previously accepted, says a Daily Mail story. OK, we know they’re not legally recognised and any judgments have to be ratified. But that, apparently,...
- Britain's House Of Lords Debates Sharia Law
From the Astute Bloggers: HERE. EXCERPT: Peers in the House of Lords have warned that the Government is “disturbingly complacent” about the operation of Islamic Sharia law in the UK.They were not convinced by the Government’s assurance that application...
- British Atheist Says Sharia Courts Are Ok
There’s an atheist in Scotland who thinks sharia courts are OK. Good for women, too. Not only that, but he or she speaks for the organisation, Atheist Scotland. A letter from I Stewart, convener of Atheist Scotland, appears in the Scotsman (second letter...
- The Uk Gets It's Sharia On
Europe ~ The FinalCountdown Spongebob Style September 14, 2008 Revealed: UK’s first official sharia courts by Abul Taher ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases. The government...
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When will they ever learn?
As if we actually needed proof that Islam was slowly but surely creeping further and further into our way of life in the UK, we learn from today's Sunday Times (UK) that sharia courts now have official sanction, and that there are five of them operating in the country, including one I blogged about last week (see "How do you solve a problem like sharia?").
It's a frightening situation, and one I certainly wasn't aware of, and presumably most people were not, either, given that the paper has seen fit to publish the fact as a news story.
It says the British government has "quietly sanctioned" the powers of these "courts" so that "sharia judges [can] rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence".
Rulings issued by any of the five sharia courts are enforceable "with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court".
Now you might argue that there's nothing to worry about, since they're just arbitration assemblies, and sharia "courts" are able to set themselves up as such under the Arbitration Act of 1996, which Muslims have taken advantage of.
But what happens when one of these kangaroo "courts" decides to "try" a case involving homosexuals or women?
There are rumblings of disquiet in the UK about it, and rightly so. Read more at my regular blog.
It's a frightening situation, and one I certainly wasn't aware of, and presumably most people were not, either, given that the paper has seen fit to publish the fact as a news story.
It says the British government has "quietly sanctioned" the powers of these "courts" so that "sharia judges [can] rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence".
Rulings issued by any of the five sharia courts are enforceable "with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court".
Now you might argue that there's nothing to worry about, since they're just arbitration assemblies, and sharia "courts" are able to set themselves up as such under the Arbitration Act of 1996, which Muslims have taken advantage of.
But what happens when one of these kangaroo "courts" decides to "try" a case involving homosexuals or women?
There are rumblings of disquiet in the UK about it, and rightly so. Read more at my regular blog.
- Uk Could Embrace Sharia Divorce Proceedings
And why? Seems that according to this article in The Australian, it's because of a landmark ruling in a Jewish divorce proceeding. But there's a difference between how a Judaism-based court and an Islamic one operate: the Jewish rabbinical courts...
- How Do You Solve A Problem Like Sharia?
It’s reported today that there are now 85 sharia courts in Britain. This is 17 times higher than previously accepted, says a Daily Mail story. OK, we know they’re not legally recognised and any judgments have to be ratified. But that, apparently,...
- Britain's House Of Lords Debates Sharia Law
From the Astute Bloggers: HERE. EXCERPT: Peers in the House of Lords have warned that the Government is “disturbingly complacent” about the operation of Islamic Sharia law in the UK.They were not convinced by the Government’s assurance that application...
- British Atheist Says Sharia Courts Are Ok
There’s an atheist in Scotland who thinks sharia courts are OK. Good for women, too. Not only that, but he or she speaks for the organisation, Atheist Scotland. A letter from I Stewart, convener of Atheist Scotland, appears in the Scotsman (second letter...
- The Uk Gets It's Sharia On
Europe ~ The FinalCountdown Spongebob Style September 14, 2008 Revealed: UK’s first official sharia courts by Abul Taher ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases. The government...