Cross-posted at: The European Tribune
This is an interesting development out of Canada:
Protests over Canada Sharia move
Protests have been held in cities across Canada aimed at stopping Ontario province from adopting sharia-based law to settle Muslim family disputes.
Ontario is considering a report which recommends that it allow sharia religious arbitration for issues such as divorce and child custody.
Opponents say the proposed arbitration process will violate women’s rights.(…)
Homa Ar-Jomand, campaign protest co-ordinator, believes that the system should be completely secular.
“We strongly believe that Islam has never been moderated,” she said, adding that faith-based arbitration of family disputes is not relevant in the modern world.
But many Muslims believe that because Canada is a secular country, its legal system makes it difficult for them to govern themselves by the laws of their religion.
It can be important, for instance, for a Muslim to be granted a divorce under Islamic law if he or she intends to move to a Islamic country and re-marry.
I’d be interested to hear our Canadian community member’s views on this
