Her er lidt nyt fra den engelske muslimske "samfundssammenhængsminister"
Khan:
Han siger jo det samme som jeg har sagt, - naturligvis
From The Sunday Times
October 12, 2008
Muslims rebuffed over sharia courts
Jonathan Oliver, Political Editor
Gordon Brown's new minister for race relations has attacked sharia courts,
insisting that the Muslim community in Britain is not “advanced” enough to
have its own legal system.
Sadiq Khan, whose comments will have added impact because he is a Muslim
himself, has also warned that the growing number of tribunals based on
Islamic codes could entrench discrimination against women.
Khan, who became minister for community cohesion in the government reshuffle
this month, said: “The burden is on those who want to open up these courts
to persuade us why they should do it.”
His comments contrast with those of figures such as Lord Phillips, the lord
chief justice, who said in July that Islamic law could be used to settle
marital and financial disputes
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Khan’s outspoken remarks on sharia courts are likely to cause the most
controversy.
The Sunday Times last month revealed that the government had quietly
sanctioned a network of sharia judges, empowering them to issue legally
binding rulings on disputes including finance, divorce, inheritance and
domestic violence.
Supporters of sharia courts point to the “beth din” courts long used by the
Jewish community to resolve family disputes. However, Khan said sharia
courts could not be compared with the beth din.
“I have seen good examples of Jewish courts,” he said. “I would be very
concerned about sharia courts applying in the UK. I don’t think there is
that level of sophistication that there is in Jewish law.
“Jewish law has a long history. There are not the same areas of concern that
there are with sharia law. At some stage in the future I do not rule out the
possibility that the Muslim diaspora in this country may be advanced enough.
But now is not the right time.”
Khan said he was aware such blunt criticism of his own community would lead
to controversy, but he insisted: “Mass migration [among Asian Muslims]
started 30 years ago. Jewish migration started 500 years ago.
“It sends the wrong message at a time when I am trying to say to all
citizens, ‘learn English, get involved in your community’.
“You should practise your faith, eat halal food, fast, have planning
permission for a mosque, be buried in the Islamic way, you can have your son
circumcised. What is the purpose – what is the loophole that sharia courts
are closing?”
Khan said he believed the tribunals would only exacerbate the unfair
treatment of Muslim women.
“There is unequal bargaining power between men and women in this country,”
he said. “Women can be abused and persuaded to do things that they shouldn’t
have to do.”
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Men iflg CRL betyder det intet, at det nu har rettens blå stempel, - tjaa.