Sharia Law in the UK

[Laila]

Originally Posted by Jaiket

Johnny Foreigner shouldn't have an opinion?

All people, regardless of ethnicity, should play a democratic role in society and be inclusive of deciding it's policies and laws. So yes "foreigners" (citizens) have a right to have an opinion.
However,for British Muslims to have SEPARATE governing laws is a recipe to encourage segregation and apartheid.

[Laila]

Originally Posted by YmirGF

[color=black][font=Trebuchet MS] Indeed. It also ignores the many Muslims who emigrated to the UK (and elsewhere) to escape living under Sharia Law.

good point

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by Jaiket

Johnny Foreigner shouldn't have an opinion?

Johnny can hold whatever opinion he likes, it is my opinion that if you move to a foreign country then you should live by that countries already established laws.

[not4me]

Originally Posted by Laila

I would not wish to be governed by sharia laws; and I'm sure I speak for many Britons. From my obervations most countries who rule by sharia reduce a womens' value to less than half of a man. People have little autonomy, especially women and children, and hence fail to thrive and evolve ie. it infantilises the population.

Family disputes, says Dr Williams, would be easier within sharia. For whom?
For polygamous muslim men living in Britain? Certainly not for the women who will be forced to accept unjust verdicts as God's authority by religious persecutors.
Maybe women will also, under pressure, be forbidden to drive!

I don't live in Britain and I think this matter completely belongs to the British people, I have no say in it but speaking about the Islamic Shri'ah the way you did strikes me. The purpose of God's Shari'ah is to implement justice and the best interest for the society. Describing the rules and orders in the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah as man made is something I don't understand. To say that Islamic Shari'ah leads to oppression of women is something I don't really understand. Personally, I want to live until I see the Islamic Shari'ah being implemented in all the Muslim countries as it's our only way to justice, freedom and prosperity. Extracting laws from East and West that don't suit our roots, identity and culture as we see in the majority of Muslim countries is one of the causes of backwardness that Muslims live in now.
Ah, when was prohibition of driving cars by women a part of Islamic Shari'ah?

Originally Posted by YmirGF

It also ignores the many Muslims who emigrated to the UK (and elsewhere) to escape living under Sharia Law.

Or to escape living under the secular dictatorship which is the case in MOST of the "Muslim" countries where Islamicists are being jailed, banned, tortured and killed.

[not4me]

Originally Posted by Laila

For polygamous muslim men living in Britain?

I thought polygamy was mentioned in the Qur'an not man made law, correct me if I am wrong!!

[Peace]

Originally Posted by not4me

I don't live in Britain and I think this matter completely belongs to the British people, I have no say in it but speaking about the Islamic Shri'ah the way you did strikes me. The purpose of God's Shari'ah is to implement justice and the best interest for the society. Describing the rules and orders in the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah as man made is something I don't understand. To say that Islamic Shari'ah leads to oppression of women is something I don't really understand. Personally, I want to live until I see the Islamic Shari'ah being implemented in all the Muslim countries as it's our only way to justice, freedom and prosperity. Extracting laws from East and West that don't suit our roots, identity and culture as we see in the majority of Muslim countries is one of the causes of backwardness that Muslims live in now.
Ah, when was prohibition of driving cars by women a part of Islamic Shari'ah?

Or to escape living under the secular dictatorship which is the case in MOST of the "Muslim" countries where Islamicists are being jailed, banned, tortured and killed.

I second that!
Great post dear sister. I should remember to frubal you once I spread some frubals around

[not4me]

Originally Posted by Peace

I second that!
Great post dear sister. I should remember to frubal you once I spread some frubals around

Don't worry, I'll remind you!!
Thanks a lot Peace!!

[Mike182]

Originally Posted by Laila

Do you really think women will have the autonomy to choose sides within the sharia law?

Originally Posted by Laila

I would not wish to be governed by sharia laws; and I'm sure I speak for many Britons. From my obervations most countries who rule by sharia reduce a womens' value to less than half of a man. People have little autonomy, especially women and children, and hence fail to thrive and evolve ie. it infantilises the population.

Family disputes, says Dr Williams, would be easier within sharia. For whom?
For polygamous muslim men living in Britain? Certainly not for the women who will be forced to accept unjust verdicts as God's authority by religious persecutors.
Maybe women will also, under pressure, be forbidden to drive!

i can see your point and your concern, and i would like to discuss this further, but this is the Muslim DIR so i shouldn't contribute further to the discussion in here. i was just posting another article of interest.