Sharia Courts in Milton Keynes? |
He said that issues were being dealt with in a cultural way and this was not the same as them being dealt with in a religious way. This may seem an odd sort of reasoning since religion is at the heart of Muslim culture. Mr Hassan told the Citizen newspaper: ‘If it is a criminal matter we don’t tend to deal with it.’ This would suggest that gars are dealing with offences against Muslim culture. Mr Hassan said: ‘Our community courts are for our specific community and our specific problems. They do not apply equally to all Muslims.’ Said Mr Hassan. Since Gars can exact damages from offenders, this is a matter of some significance. From Mr Hassan’s statements, it is clear that Sharia law is already defining it’s own cultural choice of offences and dealing with them accordingly. It has been argued that Such arrangements can offer abused women protection, which they wouldn’t get elswhere, but Sharia law has a particularly strict view of women’s roles. Local writer and former chairman of North Bucks Town and Parish Council Consortium, Robert Cook said: ‘these are interesting times for supporters of multi culture. It is a liberal and noble concept but it may be approaching serious difficulties over the issue of Sharia Law’ |