Sharia Law UK: Mail On Sunday Gets Exclusive Access To A British Muslim Court

Daily Mail (UK) ^ | July 04th 2009

[Steelfish]

Sharia law UK: Mail on Sunday gets exclusive access to a British Muslim court

EDNA FERNANDES 04th July 2009.

In a shabby converted sweetshop in Leyton, East London, a group of burka-clad Muslim women sit in a waiting room. They have an appointment with Dr Suhaib Hasan at his twice-weekly surgery.

The women look worried. There is no talking in the airless reception area - the only sound is a fan purring quietly in the corner as temperatures outside exceed 80F.

Inside, the atmosphere is just as stifling. There are no magazines, television or other diversions. The beige walls are bare except for a flow-chart depicting the process of securing a Muslim divorce, and a picture of Mecca.

This is no GP's surgery or Citizens Advice Bureau. Within these non-descript walls lies the nerve centre of sharia law in Britain, the headquarters of the Islamic Sharia Council, which oversees the growing number of Muslim courts operating in Britain.

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Over several weeks, I was allowed to witness the filing of complaints, individual testimony hearings and the monthly meeting of imams, or judges, where rulings are handed down.

Sharia has been operating here, in parallel to the British legal system, since 1982. Work includes issuing fatwas - religious rulings on matters ranging from why Islam considers homosexuality a sin to why two women are equivalent to one male witness in an Islamic court.

The Islamic Sharia Council also rules on individual cases, primarily in matters of Muslim personal or civil law: divorce, marriage, inheritance and settlement of dowry payments are the most common.

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A few hardline leaders would like it to be taken even further. One told me that Britain should adopt sharia punishments such as stoning and the chopping off of hands to reduce violent crime.

[pointsal]

bttt

[Gay State Conservative]

Sounds like Britain just might be the first Western country to fall to the 9th Century knuckledragging pig fornicators.

[Telepathic Intruder]

A few hardline leaders would like it to be taken even further. One told me that Britain should adopt sharia punishments such as stoning and the chopping off of hands to reduce violent crime.

Only if they're willing to cast the first stone.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

a group of burka-clad Muslim women sit in a waiting room. They have an appointment with Dr Suhaib Hasan at his twice-weekly surgery. The women look worried.

How can one take journalists seriously? Do they have special powers to see through the sacks covering the these women?

[HighlyOpinionated]

http://www.jonchristianryter.com/News_Folder/Behind.html

The latest article on BEHIND THE HEADLINES tells you how Obama's government lawyers are trying to sabotage Kerchner v Obama, et al. One of the lawyers argued that ... while the 1st Amendment guarantees people the right "...to petition the government for a redress of grievances ... this right to petition does not include a corresponding right to a response." She continued that people do not have "... a constitutional right to force the government to listen to their views ... the Constitution does not grant to members of the public generally a right to be heard by public bodies making decisions of policy."

In the view of the US Attorney, the 1st Amendment only allows you to petition the government, but it's a one sided arrangement that does not require the government to listen ... or respond. We have a serious problem on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. If nothing else, this article will make you think. And when you do, compare the historic parallels.

Take away our Constitution and replace it with what? The Koran?

[Bulldawg Fan]

The British have lost their minds.