Tag: Home Secretary
As a divorce settlement is awarded for a non-legally recognised nikah,...
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.
Al-Liby capture: Britain asked why America’s most wanted al-Qa’ida terror suspect...
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...
Wearing niqab should be woman’s choice, says Theresa May
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...
Government accused of ‘double standards’ in aftermath of Woolwich murder of...
The Government has been accused of double standards in the way it responded to the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby compared to the killing...
