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July 31, 2018
Alternative legal redress systems are welcome but remember as experience in UK has shown sharia councils are the preserves of clerics who are intolerant of women’s equality
Courts of injustice
Alternative legal redress systems are needed and welcome. But, as debate in the UK has shown, sharia councils are the preserves of clerics who are intolerant of women’s equality and rights.
Written by Javed Anand
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/courts-of-injustice-sharia-law-triple-talaq-5282103/