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Article: UK study blasts Shari'a courts as 'incompatible'
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JONNY PAUL, Jerusalem Post correspondent
Jerusalem Post
06-30-2009
Headline: UK study blasts Shari'a courts as 'incompatible'
Byline: JONNY PAUL, Jerusalem Post correspondent
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 09
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 -- LONDON - Dozens of Islamic courts operating in the United Kingdom are "seriously out of step with trends in Western legislation," according to a report published by London think tank Civitas on Monday.
Denis MacEoin, author of the Civitas report "Shari'a Law or One Law For All?" wrote that Shari'a rulings contained great potential for controversy and could involve acts contrary to UK legal norms and human rights legislation.
According to the report, Shari'a ...