Dwp.gov.uk Jobs: SHARIAH LAW ADMINISTRATOR
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ProtectUK.Police (National Counter Terrorism Security Office): The Threat from Islamist Terrorism (2023):
"What is Islamist Terrorism?
Islamist Terrorism can be described as terrorist violence motivated by a political ideology seeking the imposition of Sharia Law and the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate.
Headline Assessment
Over the last decade, the threat to the UK from Islamist terrorism has increased and diversified, principally driven by developments overseas and the emergence of Daesh..."
https://www.protectuk.police.uk/threat-risk/threat-analysis/threat-islamist-terrorism
BBC (2021): What is Sharia law? What does it mean for women in Afghanistan?
"The Taliban have been known for their strict interpretation of Sharia, including punishments such as public executions of convicted murderers and adulterers...
Sharia can inform every aspect of daily life for a Muslim.
For example, a Muslim wondering what to do if their colleagues invite them to the pub after work may turn to a Sharia scholar for advice to ensure they act within the legal framework of their religion.
Other areas of daily life where Muslims may turn to Sharia for guidance include family law, finance and business...
Sharia law divides offences into two general categories: "hadd" offences, which are serious crimes with set penalties, and "tazir" crimes, where the punishment is left to the discretion of the judge.
Hadd offences include theft, which under the strictest interpretations of Sharia, can be punishable by amputating the offender's hand..."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-27307249
The Guardian (2017): Inside Britain’s sharia councils: hardline and anti-women – or a dignified way to divorce?
"Women’s groups, meanwhile, have been raising the alarm for some years. Southall Black Sisters, which addresses the needs of BAME women, calls the councils patriarchal and regressive and wants them shut down. Women are being pressured to return to abusive husbands, it says, and they interfere with child custody and financial matters. Muslim women’s groups accuse Sharia councils of ignoring women’s rights under Islamic, as well as civil, law and cite hair-raising cases of women being told to endure marital rape and polygamy...
...each council operates alone, with rulings based on its panel’s personal knowledge and interpretation of religious laws, their approach and decisions can vary wildly. Bano says some of the 25 women she interviewed for her book found sharia councils patriarchal and problematic. Often women got round this by “forum shopping” for a council that suited them. Yet when things go wrong, there is no accountability..."
BBC (2016): Sharia councils treat Muslim women unfairly, MPs told:
"Sharia councils discriminate against Muslim women when they are seeking a religious divorce, MPs have been told.
The Home Affairs Committee heard evidence about the councils, which use Islamic law to grant divorces.
Maryam Namazi, of One Law for All, said the council process was "tantamount to abuse", with women told to stay silent and domestic violence justified...
Zlakha Ahmed, founder of Rotherham-based domestic violence organisation Apna Haq, said that without Sharia councils most of the women she had helped would still be in "limping marriages".
She said their husband might be living with another woman, while they did the housework and were treated as a slave.
But asked if the councils were discriminatory, she nodded..."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37838496
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