Sharia Law Would Focus on Fairness And Equality for Women

Home Secretary Theresa May said Sharia Law and Courts would be refocused to achieve fairness and equality for all women.

The Home Office will conduct an independent review that would establish if Sharia law and courts in England and Wales have discriminated against women and if it is being "misused.

The review would re-focus Sharia law to integrate with its compatibility with UK laws.

Sharia councils had pushed to legitimise forced marriage and issue unfair divorces, an issue that the 

Home Office is deeply investigating.

Islamic and inter-religious studies from the University of Edinburgh Professor Mona Siddiqui would lead the review.

The regulation of Sharia law and courts is part of the UK's anti-extremism strategy, allowing the government to regulate the courts. The prevention of rogue Sharia courts would ensure women who may be abused by the courts are protected by the UK government. The councils have no legal powers in the United Kingdom and can only deal in civil and theological matters.

Upon receiving reports and evidence that some courts had mis-used the laws and had worked them into a discriminatory and unacceptable manner, the Home Office proceeded to create a fully independent review putting forward the rights and security for all UK citizens.