The legal battle over alimony payments in New Jersey has turned into a clash of civilizations with an activist group accusing an Arab Muslim judge of imposing Sharia, or Islamic law, on Family Court cases.
Family Court Judge Hany Mawla first made headlines in 2010 when then-Gov. Jon S. Corzine made him the first Muslim-American appointed to state Superior Court.
.... In an interview, Eden said Mawla, whose parents moved to Egypt when he was a boy, is following the Sharia practice of throwing debtors in jail.
.... Other advocates for alimony reform, including N.J. Alimony Reform, see the issue as more of a legal problem than a religious one, calling alimony laws outdated and biased against men. [MyCentralJersey.com] Read more
