Sharia

British mother who fought Sharia courts in Dubai to see her son faces losing her home

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A British mother who fought the Sharia courts in Dubai for access to her son faces having to sell her home – after a UK judge ordered her to pay nearly £100,000 towards her ex-husband’s legal costs. Afsana Lachaux, a former policy aide to Gordon Brown who now works for The Princes Trust, has spent … Read more

Indonesian prisoner is left with gruesome injuries after being whipped for violating Sharia law

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The gamble that didn’t pay off: Indonesian prisoner is left with gruesome injuries after being whipped for violating Sharia law by betting in conservative Aceh region The Aceh Islamic Sharia Court administered him 17 lashes in Lhokseumawe City   Shocking pictures show dark red marks on the man’s back and down his arm  The defendant was arrested … Read more