First Things:
Why the Fuss About Shari’a Law?
By David Yerushalmi
March 6, 2008

Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, recently created quite a stir when he advocated the limited use of Islamic law, known as Shari’a, by English Muslims. In some quarters, he was embraced as a visionary. In others, he was excoriated as a weak-kneed dhimmi—or supplicant—who was surrendering British law, society, and culture to the primitive and violent ways of Shari’a.

What exactly did Dr. Williams say?

In truth, very little, except that Muslims in Britain ought to be able to turn to their own Islamic laws to decide matters such as marriage and divorce, inheritance, and commercial disputes. This ignited an international debate. the rest image