.... Arguments used by the Federation of Islamic Councils for accommodating sharia law include:
• Islam itself advocates legal pluralism, with each religious community following its own laws.
• Islam allows a place for customs or cultural practices, provided that they do not conflict with fundamental requirements of Islam.
• The dhimmi system under the Ottomans allowed non-Muslims to be governed by their own law, giving them power and dignity in their own right.
• Although modern scholars reject the dhimmi system as unjust, Muslims in the West are worse off than dhimmis, because they are compelled to live under Western law and are not granted their own 'Millet' or officially recognized ethno-religious community.
• Islamic law is part of Muslims' culture, so multiculturalism should provide a place for Islamic law.
• The Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chief Justice of England have both endorsed religious pluralism through accommodating sharia law. [markdurie.com blog] Read more
