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Sharia law in the West goes against fight for reforms
by Ida Lichter
The Australian
August 8, 2011
https://www.legal-project.org/1571/sharia-law-in-the-west-goes-against-fight-for
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ATTEMPTS to introduce sharia family law into Western societies run against the tide of reforms spearheaded by female activists in the Muslim world.
Many aspects of these laws are unpalatable to a society that has enforced equal rights for divorce, custody, inheritance and court testimony, and criminalised polygamy and forced, under-age marriage.
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