“Muslims are never going to give up certain principles, even if they are in conflict” with Western values
Robert Spencer:
So said Sheik Haitham Al-Haddad, one of the most senior imams in Britain. It is, of course, what many people have been trying to tell the Western public for years: that Islamic values and Western values are different in many ways, that many Muslims will never compromise on Islamic values or assimilate into Western societies, and that many will work toward subjugating the non-Muslims in their new lands under the rule of Islamic law. Consequently Muslim communities that are already here should be called upon to discard and work against, in honest word and in verifiable deed, those elements of Islam that are in conflict with Western values, and further immigration of Muslims into Western nations should be halted.
Saying this, of course, gets one branded “Islamophobic” and worse. But Sheik Haitham Al-Haddad can say it, and not only does no one bat an eye, but no one even still considers the implications of his statement.
“Sharia law UK: Mail on Sunday gets exclusive access to a British Muslim court,”
by Edna Fernandes in the Daily Mail,Â
In a shabby converted sweetshop in Leyton, East London, a group of burka-clad Muslim women sit in a waiting room. They have an appointment with Dr Suhaib Hasan at his twice-weekly surgery.
The women look worried. There is no talking in the airless reception area – the only sound is a fan purring quietly in the corner as temperatures outside exceed 80F.
Inside, the atmosphere is just as stifling. There are no magazines, television or other diversions. The beige walls are bare except for a flow-chart depicting the process of securing a Muslim divorce, and a picture of Mecca.
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Making their case: At an Islamic centre in East London, Sheik Haitham Al-Haddad talks to two women about divorce issues
This is no GP’s surgery or Citizens Advice Bureau. Within these non-descript walls lies the nerve centre of sharia law in Britain, the headquarters of the Islamic Sharia Council, which oversees the growing number of Muslim courts operating in Britain.
For the first time, the Islamic Sharia Council has granted access to a newspaper to observe the entire sharia legal process in Britain. Over several weeks, I was allowed to witness the filing of complaints, individual testimony hearings and the monthly meeting of imams, or judges, where rulings are handed down.
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