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NSS welcomes Home Office decision not to regulate sharia ‘courts’

Posted: Thu, 01 Feb 2018

The NSS has welcomed the Home Office's rejection of proposals to regulate sharia 'courts', which were made in an official review today. Read More »

Malaysian state votes to allow public caning for breaching sharia code

Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2017

Legislators in Malaysia's northeastern state of Kelantan have voted to allow the public caning of those who break strict Islamic laws. Read More »

High Court rules against sharia-only divorce claim

Posted: Thu, 23 Feb 2017

The Family Division of the High Court has ruled against a man who claimed his marriage could only be dissolved under sharia, and that his wife must travel to Pakistan for a divorce. Read More »

Suffragettes would “turn in their graves” at the suffering of women under sharia, says peer

Posted: Mon, 30 Jan 2017

Baroness Cox has launched a fresh attempt to tackle sharia councils operating in the UK and protect women's rights. Read More »

Over 40% of UK Muslims support “aspects” of sharia law

Posted: Mon, 05 Dec 2016

Policy Exchange survey, described as the largest study of Muslim opinion in the UK ever undertaken, has found widespread belief in conspiracy theories and significant support for sharia law. Read More »

Malaysian PM to ‘empower’ sharia courts

Posted: Wed, 30 Nov 2016

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced plans to strengthen the power of Islamic law in the country, in a bid to shore up support from Muslim voters. Read More »

Britain has “turned a blind eye” to abuse of women by sharia ‘courts’

Posted: Wed, 23 Nov 2016

Testimony from Muslim women has been published by the Home Affairs Committee as part of their investigation into sharia, while activists have warned that its approach so far has favoured those who support sharia councils. Read More »

India debates replacing religious laws with one secular law for all

Posted: Thu, 27 Oct 2016

The author Taslima Nasreen, an honorary associate of the National Secular Society, has called on India to embrace a new Uniform Civil Code which would abolish religious personal laws for minority groups. Read More »

Sharia divorce better than murdering unwanted wives, says Indian Muslim Law Board

Posted: Fri, 09 Sep 2016

A group campaigning for gender equality in India has called on the country's Supreme Court to end Muslim Personal Law to protect women from "fundamentalists" operating sharia courts. Read More »

Government sharia investigation ‘more suited to theology debate than protecting women’s rights’

Posted: Tue, 05 Jul 2016

Campaign groups and human rights activists have signed an open letter to Theresa May warning that the Home Secretary's sharia review will "do nothing" to address sharia councils' discrimination against women. Read More »

Sharia inquiry launched by Home Affairs Committee

Posted: Wed, 29 Jun 2016

The Home Affairs Committee has announced the launch of its own inquiry into Sharia councils in the UK, following the start of a Government review back in May. Read More »

Theresa May launches review of Sharia law in England and Wales

Posted: Thu, 26 May 2016

The Government has announced the launch of its long-awaited independent review into Sharia law in England and Wales, to be chaired by Professor Mona Siddiqui. Read More »

Gender equality bills in Pakistan and Nigeria face religious backlash

Posted: Thu, 17 Mar 2016

Plans to protect women and promote gender equality in Pakistan and Nigeria have generated a huge religious backlash – with Muslim and Christian senators saying the Nigerian law was an attack on religion. Read More »

Arbitration Bill on religious tribunals and sharia ‘courts’ clears House of Lords

Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2016

Legislation to tackle gender inequality and discrimination promoted by religious tribunals like sharia 'courts' has cleared the House of Lords. Read More »

House of Lords debates bill to outlaw gender discrimination in UK sharia ‘courts’

Posted: Fri, 23 Oct 2015

The Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill, proposed by Baroness Cox, has passed its second reading in the House of Lords and was met with support from peers across the political spectrum. Read More »

Secular groups write to Nigerian President over blasphemy death sentences

Posted: Sun, 02 Aug 2015

The National Secular Society has joined other secularist organisations in calling for a full pardon and civil protection for nine people recently sentenced to death by a Sharia court in Nigeria. Read More »

Government urged to tackle sharia ‘courts’ and religious tribunals by women’s rights and secular campaigners

Posted: Tue, 16 Jun 2015

Almost 200 signatories, including the National Secular Society and women's rights groups, have called on the Government to tackle the spread of "parallel legal systems" like sharia 'courts'. Read More »

Bills on assisted dying, ‘chancel tax’, Easter trading and sharia tribunals set for Lords debates

Posted: Mon, 01 Jun 2015

Several bills related to secular causes have been successful in the House of Lords Private Members' Bill ballot, meaning new laws on sharia tribunals, assisted dying, chancel repair liability, and Easter trading will be debated. Read More »

NSS welcomes pledge to review ‘sharia courts’

Posted: Mon, 23 Mar 2015

The National Secular Society has welcomed an announcement from Home Secretary Theresa May that a future Conservative government would launch a review into so called 'sharia courts' operating in the UK. Read More »