Regulation is absolutely necessary to ensure women are treated fairly, according to a London-based Sharia council.
Following an Observer report last month on the work of Harrow borough resident Tehmina Kazi, a campaigner working to change the law to give equal rights to women in arbitration hearings, members of the Muslim community have come out in support of her work.
Ms Kazi, director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy, wants Muslim women to know about alternatives to Sharia law the Islamic legal system followed by some Muslims in the UK and is supporting measures introduced in Baroness Caroline Coxs Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill. [Harrow Observer] Read more [via National Secular Society]
