Islamic Council to push for "moderate" sharia family law in Australia

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils is using the government's renewed zest for muticulturalism as an opportunity to support the acceptance of some sharia law in Australia:

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the government's new multiculturalism policy, argues that Muslims should enjoy "legal pluralism".

In an interview with The Australian, the organisation's president, Ikebal Adam Patel, who wrote the submission, nominated family law and specifically divorce as an area where moderate interpretations of sharia could co-exist within the Australian legal system.

In the submission, the AFIC acknowledges some Muslims believe Islamic law is immutable, regardless of history, time, culture and location.

The AFIC argues this is not the case and sharia can be applied in a way that fits in to Australia and is not extreme.

"This means most of the regulations in Islamic law may be amended, changed, altered, and adapted to social change.

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Comments

[David]

This is Australia, not the middle east.

we already have our own law.

we do not need another.

conform or leave.