Tags: Sharia
We need answers to the doubts and distrust raised by the call for sharia law
Posted: Fri, 10 May 2013 14:24 by Kris Hopkins MP
Kris Hopkins MP argues that if the rights of women are to be protected, the government must ensure that the principle of one law for all is upheld.
Sharia councils: unjust, unequal and consequence of failed integration policies
Posted: Wed, 01 May 2013 12:34 by Nahla Mahmoud
Following last week's Panorama exposé of Sharia Councils in the UK, Nahla Mahmoud says the question isn't whether these councils discriminate against minorities and citizens from 'different' backgrounds, but whether the government actually cares.
Saudi religious police aren’t funny
Posted: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:04
Terry Sanderson on the Saudi religious police who recently evicted three men from an annual cultural festival and sent them back to Abu Dhabi.
Here is why Sharia Law has no place in Britain or elsewhere
Posted: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:25 by Nahla Mahmoud
Human Rights activist Nahla Mahmoud explains why we should all unequivocally demand one equal law for everyone – both in the UK and abroad.
Muslim patrols are a sign of things to come
Posted: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:33 by Maajid Nawaz
Maajid Nawaz warns that the longer we stand by and watch the far Right and Islamists impose their dogma on our streets, the more the extremes will become mainstream for a rising new generation.
There can be no cultural get-out clause for child abusers
Posted: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:13 by Anne Marie Waters
It's official – raping children is wrong. Sometimes. It depends on the colour (sorry "culture") of the child being raped. Welcome to post-racism Europe.
Women can choose to wear the burka – but can they choose not to?
Posted: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:55 by By Anne Marie Waters
Anne Marie Waters argues that the burka runs counter to democratic values and norms because it designates women a different and separate existence. Should the choice to cause this harm should be restricted?
Child brides and licensed rape
Posted: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:47 by Tessa Kendall
Women in the UK are being forced to get married with threats and violence. Children under the legal age of consent for marriage or sex are also being forced to marry - and most of them are girls.
Are you morally superior to the Taliban?
Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:04 by Anne Marie Waters
Anne Marie-Waters says that the doctrine of multiculturalism prevents criticism of the most appalling actions if the people committing them happen to not be white.
The Rise of Sharia in the West
Posted: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:11 by Raheel Raza
Raheel Raza, a Muslim Canadian journalist who opposes terrorism committed in the name of Islam, considers the rise of Islam in the west.
Sharia Law and Free Speech
Posted: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:03 by Anne Marie Waters
Anne Marie Waters argues that concerns over 'islamophobia' means truth and fair comment is under attack.
Sharia Law and Middle Class Feminism
Posted: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:02 by Anne Marie Waters
Some white middle class feminists are letting down Muslim women. Anne Marie Waters is skeptical about the wonderful woman-friendly version of sharia law.
Executive Director’s Diary: Sharia, Civil Partnerships and Lords Reform
Posted: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:19 by Keith Porteous Wood
NSS Executive Director Keith Porteous Wood on a busy week of campaigning in Parliament.