22 April 2013

Panorama: Inside Britain’s Sharia Courts, BBC One, review

The clash between our country’s values and those of Islam was highlighted in a disturbing edition of Panorama – Inside Britain’s Sharia Courts (BBC One). Reporter Jane Corbin investigated the plight of women who have gone to Islamic religious councils to seek a sharia divorce, and focused on cases which have involved domestic abuse.

She found evidence of women being asked to return to violent marriages, or give up their children to abusive partners. [telegraph.co.uk] Read more