UK - Sharia law to be enshrined in British legal system?

2014-07-09 39

It's not often that a discreet publication in obscure legalese makes press headlines. But that is exactly what has happened in the UK, after the Law Society of England and Wales published recommendations on how to draw up wills according to Islamic Sharia law. To those who fear the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, the news was anathema. But the lawyers say they are simply responding to growing demand.


Programme prepared by Elise Duffau and Patrick Lovett

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