A recent ruling by the high court that a couple’s Islamic marriage falls within the scope of the 1973 Matrimonial Causes Act could have significant implications for thousands of Muslims in the UK[1]. Nasreen Akhter and Mohammed Shabaz Khan married in 1998 in a nikah, an Islamic marriage ceremony, conducted by an imam. Akhter filed for divorce this year on the grounds that a … [Read more...] about Ruling by high court that couple’s nikah falls within scope of UK marriage law could have significant implications for British Muslims
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Independent review examining the application of Sharia councils in the UK invites conflicting responses, including from the Home Office
The Review and Background A major independent review examining the application of Sharia councils in England and Wales has been published[1]. The review was chaired by Professor Mona Siddiqui OBE and advised by two Imams[2]. It was launched by the UK government in 2016 to examine concerns Sharia law was being applied in a manner incompatible with UK law, and in particular, … [Read more...] about Independent review examining the application of Sharia councils in the UK invites conflicting responses, including from the Home Office