A recent British report has shown that Sharia courts are often protecting abusers. In many cases these are men who have been beating their wives. When Muslim populations increase in western nations there inevitably follows a demand for the permission to practice Sharia Law. But is Sharia Law compatible with western values or is it taking liberties with the legislative requirements of the land it operates in?
Gatestone Institute addresses some of these questions based on this new report:
Muslim women across Britain are being systematically oppressed, abused and discriminated against by Sharia law courts that treat women as second-class citizens, according to a new report, which warns against the spiraling proliferation of Islamic tribunals in the United Kingdom.
The 40-page report, “A Parallel World: Confronting the Abuse of Many Muslim Women in Britain Today,” was authored by Baroness Caroline Cox, a cross-bench member of the British House of Lords and one of the leading defenders of women’s rights in the UK.
The report shows how the increasing influence of Sharia law in Britain today is undermining the fundamental principle that there must be equality for all British citizens under a single law of the land….keep reading