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Shariah Courts in Britain
by Irfan Al-Alawi http://www.islamicpluralism.org/929/shariah-courts-in-britain
Excerpt: Recent reports on the operations of Shariah courts in the UK , such as that of Edna Fernandes in the July 4th London Mail on Sunday (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1197478/Sharia-law-UK--How-Islam-dispensing-justice-side-British-courts.html often cobble together many fragments of prior and flawed reportage and analysis. But they miss the main point: traditional Islam holds that Shariah cannot be introduced into non-Muslim countries, and that Muslim immigrants are required to obey the laws and customs of non-Muslim countries in which they seek to reside. This principle dates to the life of the Prophet Muhammad and cannot be legitimately challenged. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Irfan Al-Alawi, Shariah receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free center for islamic pluralism mailing list |
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