Britain is the “Western Capital” of Anti-Women Sharia Courts
19th December 2024
There are 85 Sharia courts—that we know of—operating across Britain, ‘normalising’ polygamy (for men), giving daughters half as much inheritance as sons and allowing men to end their marriages by saying “divorce” three times.
A report in The Times on Thursday, December 19th says that Muslims from Europe and North America are “increasingly turning” to these Islamic institutions in Britain—now described as the “Western capital” for sharia courts.
National Secular Society chief executive Stephen Evans told the newspaper of his group’s concern about “parallel legal systems in the UK undermining the principle of one law for all—and the negative impact this has on the rights of women and children.”
It is estimated that around 100,000 ‘Islamic marriages’ have been conducted in Britain, many of which are not officially registered. A good proportion are also likely to be cousin marriages, which independent MP Iqbal Mohamed earlier this month urged against banning or, indeed, “stigmatising.”