14 November 2013

Sharia Law Thrives In Berlin Accidental Death Case

A Muslim family negotiating for compensation as part of an accidental death case suggested the family of the man responsible for killing their 17-year-old son give them a herd of 100 camels.

In Berlin’s Muslim-dominated immigrant neighborhoods, a parallel justice system based on Sharia, the moral code and religious law of Islam, has developed and is, in fact, thriving, Die Welt reports.

.... A hundred camels would have amounted to about 55,000 euros. After much haggling, the aggrieved family instead settled for 20,000 euros. [Worldcrunch] Read more