14 September 2008

Criminal sharia judgments

Now we learn that sharia judges have awarded inheritance to male heirs in a proportion double to that of female heirs.

More surprisingly, it seems that sharia courts are giving judgment in criminal cases. In six cases of domestic violence, according to Sheikh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi, of the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal, judges ordered the husbands to take anger management classes and mentoring from community elders. There was no further punishment. [telegraph.co.uk] Read more