Difference between revisions of "Islamic cultural invasion"
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* '''Muslims are actually quite under-represented, politically''': in the UK, for example, the Muslim population is about 4 million out of 60 million total (~6.7%), but there are only about 4 Muslim MPs out of 650 MPs total (~0.6%). | * '''Muslims are actually quite under-represented, politically''': in the UK, for example, the Muslim population is about 4 million out of 60 million total (~6.7%), but there are only about 4 Muslim MPs out of 650 MPs total (~0.6%). | ||
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| + | ** The fear, as I understand it, is that disempowered Muslims (especially women) will feel compelled to use Muslim courts, and possibly at mortal risk if they do not; thus many Muslims are still ''de facto'' ruled by Muslim law, whether or not they wish it and whether or not the secular courts acknowledge Muslim courts as superior. | ||
| + | *** Even if true (which it may well be), that's a far cry from secular courts allowing Muslim courts to ''override secular law'' -- which is how this is being presented. A solution would be something more along the lines of creating programs to protect Muslims who seek legal redress outside Muslim society, to document complaints about Muslim social oppression, and so forth. (Some of this may have already been done.) | ||
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