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		<title>Use of Sharia &#8216;courts&#8217; increasing in UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of Sharia &#8216;courts&#8217; is on the increase in Britain with thousands using Islamic law to settle disputes, according to the BBC. The news comes as a leading barrister claims that Sharia law is compatible with human rights, and beneficial to communities. However, critics say the courts discriminate against women and should not operate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill to tackle Sharia will help curb anti-women prejudice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Bill to tackle problems caused by Sharia councils operating in the UK will help prevent discrimination against women, a House of Lords Peer has told the BBC. Listen to Baroness Cox talk about the Bill Baroness Caroline Cox introduced her Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill to the House of Lords earlier this year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt inquiry into Sharia courts falls at first hurdle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Government inquiry into the rise of Sharia councils was abandoned after the Muslim courts refused to co-operate, it has been revealed. Politicians and pressure groups are becoming increasingly concerned at the growing influence of Sharia law in the UK. And there are fears that Islamist radicals will now be able to continue their activities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extremists want UK towns to become Islamic states</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bradford, Dewsbury and Tower Hamlets should be turned into independent Islamic states operating under full Sharia law, an extremist Muslim group has said. The plan has been published in a document posted on the website of the radical group, Muslims Against Crusades (MAC). The document also calls for the release from prison of all Muslim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim women’s advocate backs Bill to tackle Sharia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A top advocate for Muslim women’s rights has welcomed Baroness Cox&#8217;s Bill, which is designed to curb the problems caused by Sharia courts operating in England and Wales. Cassandra Balchin, co-founder and Chair of the Muslim Women’s Network-UK, said that in her work with Muslim women, she had found “anecdotal evidence of gender discriminatory arbitration”. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baroness Cox debates Sharia Bill on Radio 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharia law is inherently discriminatory and is causing women in Britain to suffer, a prominent humanitarian campaigner has warned. Listen to the debate here Baroness Cox was speaking on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour about her Bill which is designed to curb the problems caused by Sharia courts operating in England and Wales. She decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baroness Cox’s Sharia Bill criticised by Islamic council</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islamic Sharia Council has launched a scathing attack on a new Bill which aims to tackle the problems caused by Sharia courts operating in England and Wales. The Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill would make it clear in law that discrimination against women within arbitration tribunals is illegal. The proposed legislation, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop backs Bill to tackle Sharia courts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali says he supports a Bill introduced this week in the House of Lords to tackle problems caused by Sharia courts operating in England and Wales. The Bill aims to make it clear in law that discrimination against women within arbitration tribunals is illegal, and to stop a parallel legal system of Sharia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Bill tackles Sharia courts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Bill has been introduced to Parliament to tackle the problem of Sharia courts in England and Wales. Watch a news report on this issue Under the Bill, it will become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to falsely claim legal jurisdiction over criminal or family law. The Bill makes [...]]]></description>
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