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Non-Muslims Find British Shariah Courts Attractive

By Howard M. Friedman

The London Times reported yesterday that increasing numbers of non-Muslims in Britain are turning to Shariah arbitration tribunals in commercial disputes and other civil matters. The Muslim Arbitration Tribunal said that 5% of its cases (20 cases so far this year) involved non-Muslims who were attracted by the less formal nature of the arbitration process. The Muslim Arbitration Tribunal hopes to set up Shariah courts in ten new British cities this year, and hopes to act as an advisory body to other Islamic courts in Britain in order to create a consensus on procedure and rulings. [Thanks to PewSitter for the lead.]

Full post as published by Religion Clause on July 22, 2009 (boomark / email).