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Article: The Anglican Church and the Shari'a.
- Article from:
- Dar Al Hayat, International ed. (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Article date:
- February 13, 2008
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Byline: Abdallah Iskandar
The uproar sweeping Britain following the statements of the head of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, on adopting a few aspects of the Shari'a to resolve issues pertaining to personal affairs of Muslim Britons has finally calmed down. The calmness does not mean that the man has discussed a non-existing problem that does not demand a solution. Rather, it came as a result of the almost absolute rejection by different political, social and religious circles including the Anglican Church and liberal groups of any laws parallel to the British law. This rejection was also expressed in the explanations made by ...