Daily Express: WOMEN ARE THE LOSERS WHEN WE CONCEDE TO THE MUSLIM HARDLINERS
THE VICTIMS: Muslim women are likely to suffer more from being left to the rigours of sharia law
Under the guise of promoting tolerance, Ministers are tearing apart the legal fabric that was once part of the bedrock of our civilised society.
In a shameful move, Jack Straw’s Ministry of Justice has announced that the Muslim sharia code, notorious for its oppression of women, is to be endorsed by the British judicial system for the first time.
Sharia tribunal decisions on civil matters such as divorce, property rights and family disputes are now to be legally binding if rubber-stamped by a judge in court. But this will be little more than a formality, as each sharia ruling will be set out in a brief application form and neither of the parties will be required to attend court.
This new act of surrender to the ideology of Islamic separatism runs counter to all the assurances that Labour politicians have given in recent months. When the Daily Express revealed last year that sharia courts were informally operating in Muslim areas of London and northern England, we were accused of “scaremongering”.
In response to the infamous expression of support for sharia made in February by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Government promised that there were no plans to allow the code any legal jurisdiction in Britain, warning that such a step could lead to “social chaos”. Throughout the summer, Ministers maintained this front of denial.
But now these words have been exposed as nothing more than empty political rhetoric designed to hide the sinister truth. As with mass immigration and European integration, the liberal political elite has decided to ignore the will of the British public. Sharia law has now become a terrifying reality in our midst, without any vote or sanction from the people.
The Government’s approach could hardly be more damaging, either for our democracy or our social cohesion. A network of sharia courts across several of our major cities, including London and Birmingham, has already dealt with more than 100 cases since last summer. Among them have been six cases of domestic violence, which should be a serious criminal matter reserved for the police and proper courts.
In line with the anti-female bias of sharia, none of the men in these six incidents received any punishment but were instead sent for “anger management” training or “mentoring” by “community elders”.
It is inevitable that there will now be a vast expansion of the role of sharia courts within Muslim areas. This creation of a parallel system of justice makes a mockery of the essential principle, stretching back to the signing of Magna Carta in 1215, that everyone is equal before the law.
Great work, British libs. Great work.
Centuries of bloodshed and conflict and history are thrown all away with such ease. Meanwhile, much like the frog in the boiling pot, the United Kingdom is slowly being killed and you are making it all possible.
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