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Sharia inheritance rules

The rules of inheritance under Sharia law and their potential impact on women's rights

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Feb 6, 2026

What did the 2018 Home Office review recommend about sharia councils and women's rights?

The review concluded that in and are not courts and have no legal jurisdiction, but that some councils practise in ways that disadvantage women and therefore stronger safeguards were needed to protect...

Feb 3, 2026

Have English courts accepted decisions from Sharia councils and when?

English courts have not given independent legal authority, but they have, on specific occasions, enforced the outcomes of religious or Sharia-based arbitration where the parties voluntarily submitted ...

Jan 10, 2026

have sharia courts in the uk married adults to minors

The reporting supplied does not produce verified instances in which Sharia councils or tribunals in the UK have formally officiated legal marriages that bound an adult to a minor; British law requires...

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