Marriage

12 Jun Sharia Britain: The Paradox of Tolerance

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This week Baroness Caroline Cox launched a bill in the House of Lords to impose principles of gender equality upon the sharia courts of Britain. This proposal reflects a growing groundswell of concern about the impact of these courts upon the lives of Muslim women....

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30 May OIC Fatwa on Domestic Violence and the Rights of Women in Islam

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In April 2009, the Islamic Fiqh Academy made a ruling entitled ‘Domestic Violence’. (See here, pp.15-18 of the PDF). This is a highly significant document which reflects a high-level consensus of leading Muslim scholars in the world today. It was clearly issued in the context...

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