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Note that arbitration is only an option for civil matters (i.e. contract disputes). Rape is a crime.

A more apt concern is associated with a very common contract: marriage. Would Muslim women go to family court of Shari'a court to get a divorce? The answer to this, I'd guess, is that the ones that'd go to Shari'a court do already anyway. Ultra-Orthodox women in Brooklyn probably go to Family court for their divorces, and Muslim women in Michigan probably ask a Qadi for help.

The solution to such problems though is education and socialization (which is why I'd wait to see what happens three generations down the line), not forced conversion.

[Tropicalwatcher]

Trol Alert!

[dennisw]

Right you are. After I posted I realized marriage is a much better example of problems for this Canadian Sharia court. Since it's a civil Sharia court for now. Please do not doubt this is a foot in the door for Canadian Sharia court that would adjudicate criminal matters too.