.... to recognise the reality of sharia councils operating here is the first step towards limiting any harm that they can do. That should start with more funding for legal aid for those who want to access justice and a closer look at how legally compliant these bodies are in matters of arbitration.
Awareness campaigns to ensure people know their rights would help too. Small steps, perhaps, but ones away from the idea that discrimination could be entrenched on the basis of religious identity.
[4TH 259 votes] Articles like the above just underline the scale of the disastrous failure of Islamic integration into British society.
[6TH 252 votes] Tragic to see the Guardian pussyfooting like this. It's founders must be turning in their graves. [Guardian Cif] Read more
