John Butt, a Cambridge University chaplain has established a radio station in Pakistan through which he tries to counter extremist teachings. Having first traveled to the region in 1969 and converted to Islam soon after, he is now based in both Cambridge and the Pakistani Swat valley. This is exactly the region where the Taliban…
Muslim refugees and immigrants from war-torn countries like Iraq and Somalia are finding refuge and freedom in Finland. While the country only has one official mosque, many Muslims are undergoing training to lead the faithful as interest – including that of native Muslims in Finland – is generating interest and community cohesiveness. Abdullah Tami who…
A Muslim think tank has found some UK imams discriminate against women when enforcing Islamic Sharia law. Scholars at the Centre for Islamic Pluralism (CIP) interviewed 90 Muslims in London, the West Midlands, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. They found some women did not get fair hearings in forced marriage, arranged marriage and domestic violence matters….
Muslims settling down in the UK must not demand parallel Sharia law in the country and follow the law of the land instead, leading NRIentrepreneur ‘Curry King’ Sir Ghulam Noon has said. “Those who are complaining about Sharia law, should follow the rules of the land. If you want Sharia law then go to the…
The House of Lords today drew stark attention to the conflict between sharia and UK law, calling the Islamic legal code “wholly incompatible” with human rights legislation. The remarks came as the Lords considered the case of a woman who, if she was sent back to Lebanon, would be obliged under sharia law to hand…
