ME and Ophelia

Monday, September 22, 2008

 
ISLAMIC LAW HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ADOPTED IN BRITAIN
With sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases


Why has this shocking news (see here below) not made the front pages? I'm stunned that I've only just recently found out about it. Are these courts operating in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? And if not, why not? Why don't we Brits get to vote on such important issues?

Sharia courts have been operating in Britain for over a year it has emerged

Five sharia courts have been set up in London, Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester and Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The government has quietly sanctioned that their rulings are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court

Source: Telegraph News - Sharia courts operating in Britain September 14, 2008 (358 comments)
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Revealed: UK’s first official sharia courts

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.

Rulings issued by a network of five sharia courts are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court.

Source: The Sunday Times (by Abul Taher) - Revealed: UK’s first official sharia courts - September 14, 2008
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Excerpt from a Sudanese blog post:

Sharia Courts Operational In Britain

I know this is old news, but still. When I first read about it, my initial reaction was anger at what I saw - and still see - as a travesty. I thought to myself “what the hell is wrong with you Brits?”
Seriously, what is wrong with you Brits? It doesn’t look to me like you’re doing enough.

Source: The Sudanese Thinker September 22, 2008
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This acrylic on canvas (Animal Kingdom 2004 by Samuel Ajok) is my favourite from a selection at www.brandeis.edu, donated to the Sudanese Education Fund and the Southern Sudan Cultural Documentation Center by The Metcalf/Mastoras Family in honour of their Sudanese friends in Boston.

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The artist explains that this idyllic vision of African wildlife gathered at a waterhole is a parable for the hoped-for coming of peace: all manner of persons, including former violent enemies, will gather together amiably, in perfect safety.
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Note to self, for future reference:

Here is some of what I have been blogging since putting this personal blog of mine, ME AND OPHELIA, on hold.

Sudan Watch and its sister sites:
Russia Watch
Syria Watch
Tehran Watch
North Korea Watch
Uganda Watch
Congo Watch
Ethiopia Watch
Niger Watch
China Tibet Watch

Don't forget Sudan Watch - September 21, 2008 and
We tilt at windmills as world war looms.