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As a divorce settlement is awarded for a non-legally recognised nikah, what does this ruling mean for UK marriage law?

researcher6 years ago6 years ago013 mins

Earlier this summer, the High Court ruled that the nikah of Nasreen Akhter and Mohammed Shabaz Khan fell within the scope of the 1973 Matrimonial Causes Act, and therefore that Akhter was entitled to a divorce settlement. Detailed analysis of the case and the ruling raises questions about the status of religious law in UK courts, whether there is a need to reform existing marriage laws, and about the protection of women in non-legally recognised marriages.

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Al-Liby capture: Britain asked why America’s most wanted al-Qa’ida terror suspect was given UK asylum

Euro-Islam11 years ago11 years ago02 mins

Theresa May faces questions from MPs over why Britain granted asylum to one of the world’s most wanted al-Qa’ida terror suspects. Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said he would be raising concerns with the Home Secretary over why Abu Anas al-Libi was given asylum ahead of his alleged involvement in the…

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Wearing niqab should be woman’s choice, says Theresa May

Euro-Islam11 years ago03 mins

The Government should not tell women what to wear, the Home Secretary has said amid ongoing debate over the use of full-face veils. Theresa May said it is for women to “make a choice” about what clothes they wear, including veils, although there will be some circumstances when it will be necessary to ask for…

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Government accused of ‘double standards’ in aftermath of Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby

Euro-Islam11 years ago03 mins

The Government has been accused of double standards in the way it responded to the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby compared to the killing of an 82-year-old Muslim and explosions at three mosques in the West Midlands. Although the stabbing of Mohammed Saleem in Birmingham in April is regarded by police as a terrorist incident,…

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Two extremist groups including Nigeria-based Boko Haram face UK membership and support ban

Euro-Islam11 years ago03 mins

The two extremist groups – UK-based Minbar Ansar Deen and Nigeria-based Boko Haram – are to be proscribed in the UK under terrorism laws, making membership and support for them a criminal offence. Home Secretary Theresa May is to lay an order which, if approved by Parliament, will ban both of the radical Islamist organisations…

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