Report predicts Sharia law in UK
Date: Sep 23
By Alex Delmar-Morgan

A PROVOCATIVE new report investigating trends within the Muslim community in Britain sees Islam as inherently driven to politically dominate in all societies it finds itself in. Islam in Britain, a report by the Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity (ISIC) says Sharia — the law which defines Islam — will filter down through the British legal system giving the country a strong Islamist dimension.

The study suggests the upsurge of a dual legal system, with a drive from Muslims to implement Sharia in British law, could be highly damaging to the domestic legal system. It says: “Integrating Sharia precepts into British law would gradually impose elements of Islamic religious law on non-Muslims in the UK.” There are dangers for Muslims as well in accepting Sharia litigation, the report states. Because Islamic law places emphasis on individuals as part of communities rather than people in their own right, power lies more with the community than the individual. It explains there are ‘real dangers’ of strong communal pressure on Muslims to adhere to Sharia law.

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