sharia law in Britain

Living in a closed communities, an increasing number of women in the UK are being pressured to accept the findings of Sharia Councils and abandon their rights under English Law

The UK government was challenged in late May to “make it a priority to respond urgently” to the findings of the independent review of the application of Sharia law in England and Wales, published in February, Christian Concern reported. The review stated that “no one disputed that Sharia councils engage in practices which are discriminatory to women.”

Baroness Cox questioned the government’s response in the House of Lords. In her reply to the government she cited an example: