Jack Straw: Muslim courts will ALWAYS remain subservient to English law

by James Slack
Daily Mail
October 30, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/1015/jack-straw-muslim-courts-will-always-remain

Excerpt:

Muslim courts will always remain 'subservient' to English law, Jack Straw declared last night.

In a speech to an Islamic conference, the Justice Secretary said the arguments against creating a parallel system of Sharia law in Britain were 'overwhelming'.

His remarks come less than a week after one of his junior ministers, Bridget Prentice, appeared to clear Islamic courts to deal with family and divorce disputes, including how a Muslim couple divide their money and property and who gets the children.

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