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Sharia Courts Quickly Spread Throughout the UK
Islam in Action ^ | Sept. 14Th, 2008 | Christopher Logan
Posted on September 14, 2008 8:46:21 PM PDT by Islaminaction
Just four days ago, I reported that the UK had opened its first official Sharia Court . Not it has come out that there are already five of these courts with at least two more to come. These courts have been sanctioned by the government, with the UK police actually working with the Sharia courts on cases of domestic violence. I have plenty of friends from the UK, but I have to be honest. The UK govt is absolutely clueless as to what they are doing (to be fair I do not care for my govt either) and this will now encourage more Muslims to push for Sharia across the world.
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Islamic sharia law courts in Britain are exploiting a little-known legal clause to make their verdicts officially binding under UK law in cases including divorce, financial disputes and even domestic violence.
Don't cite Quran in terror mails
Snippets: The influential Islamic seminary, Darul-uloom, on Sunday said it did not agree with the concept of jehad as espoused by the Indian Mujahideen and objected to the use of Quranic extracts in chest-thumping terror mails sent by the outfit. "If what you say is true, the verses quoted were Allah's responses to address questions arising out of specific contexts posed by the Prophet, who was being hounded by enemies at that time. Even his right to pray was being taken away. No such condition exists today," Darul's vice-rector Abdul Khaleque Madrasi told HT in an exclusive interview.
In Saturday's mail, the outfit had quoted Quran's verse no. 47, that commands "believers" to "slice their (enemies') necks; and, when you have overcome them and #8230;and bind fast the fetters".
Australian Muslim cleric, five others convicted on terror charges
A firebrand Muslim cleric was Monday found guilty of leading a terrorist group after Australia's largest terror trial in which 12 men were accused of plotting attacks on the country.
A jury found cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika guilty on all counts, including being a leader and a member of a Melbourne terror cell. It also found five other men guilty of being members of the group, a court heard.