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UK Courts Go Sharia

The beginning of the end?

ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases.

The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence.
So says the TIMES ONLINE. Does not bode well for civil rights in a "free country".

Posted on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 07:44AM by Registered CommenterSTICKY NOTES in | CommentsPost a Comment

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