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<blockquote data-quote="CorbinCrenshaw" data-source="post: 3231488" data-attributes="member: 144572">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-big-question-how-do-britains-sharia-courts-work-and-are-they-a-good-thing-1724486.html&nbsp;Most of these courts deal with divorce and other civil matters but some incidents which in a British court would have attracted a prison sentence have been dealt with in Sharia courts.&nbsp;If you doubt what I am saying I suggest you read the blog of Maryam Namazie.The forum rules don&#039;t allow linking so Google her name and you will find her blog.She is an authority on the subject and it was only after I spoke to her that I realised how big the problem really is.Women are not obliged to use these courts but if they refuse they are usually ostracised by their community.If this happens it then comes back to the problem of family honor.&nbsp; Qutb was educated in America and was exposed to another way of life That was the main reason I quoted him.The Muslim brotherhood are very popular in Egypt and should make significant gains so I wouldn&#039;t dismiss them as a minority party.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CorbinCrenshaw, post: 3231488, member: 144572"] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-big-question-how-do-britains-sharia-courts-work-and-are-they-a-good-thing-1724486.html Most of these courts deal with divorce and other civil matters but some incidents which in a British court would have attracted a prison sentence have been dealt with in Sharia courts. If you doubt what I am saying I suggest you read the blog of Maryam Namazie.The forum rules don't allow linking so Google her name and you will find her blog.She is an authority on the subject and it was only after I spoke to her that I realised how big the problem really is.Women are not obliged to use these courts but if they refuse they are usually ostracised by their community.If this happens it then comes back to the problem of family honor. Qutb was educated in America and was exposed to another way of life That was the main reason I quoted him.The Muslim brotherhood are very popular in Egypt and should make significant gains so I wouldn't dismiss them as a minority party. [/QUOTE]

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