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Sharia courts exploit Britain’s rich traditions of religious freedom
Rakib EhsanThu, December 19, 2024 at 11:00 PM PST
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Birmingham Sharia Council at the Birmingham Central Mosque
Britain has become the Western capital for sharia courts, with 85 operating throughout the country. The news hardly bodes well for those who still believe we have a functional integration strategy.
Not only are British Muslims increasingly turning to the UK’s sharia courts, but they also serve their co-religionists from mainland Europe and North America. Also known as “councils”, they have existed in the UK since the early 1980s and issue Islam-inspired rulings on family life and matrimonial matters.
The Islamic Sharia Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, formed in 1982 and based in Leyton, east London, is a registered charity that provides nikah (marriage) services, as well as overseeing talaq and khula procedures (divorce initiated by the husband and wife respectively).
What is perhaps more revealing is the normalisation of practices that are illegal under UK law – such as polygamous marriages. Polygamy is so normalised that an app for the creation of Islamic wills for those living in England and Wales has a drop-down menu for men to say how many wives they have (between one and four).
More here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/sharia-courts-exploit-britain-rich-070000545.html
Deport them and make Starmer go with them.