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What do Sharia courts mean for Britain's belief in equality under law?
What do Sharia courts mean for Britain's belief in equality under law?
Last Modified: 17 Sep 2008
By:
Samantha Haque
Sharia courts are now legally binding in Britain. More4 News asks what this actually means?
There is no talk of cutting burglars' hands off, but does the state-sanctioned involvement of Islamic jurisprudence in matters of marriage and property undermine the principle of equality under the law?
Samantha Haque reports.
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