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Shariah Court for Canada?
Nice article. A bit lengthy, but covers a lot of issues, the Shariah court being only one. From www.timecanada.comOn a gray Sunday morning outside Torontoâs North York City Center, librarygoers meander to and from the otherwise quiet underground shopping mall. But inside a hall in the concrete complex, a frightening vision of Canada is being conjured up. Some 300 fired-up members of Torontoâs Muslim community have gathered to debate a proposal to establish a Shariâa court. In Canada? When she first heard about it last year, womenâs rights activist Azar Majedi thought the idea of a tribunal in Canada based on Islamic jurisprudence was a joke. âI was overwhelmed, shocked,â Iran-born Majedi told the audience. âTo see the seeds of an Islamic republic being sown here in Canada is terrifying.â... The issue hit home for Iran-born Homa Arjomand, a Toronto social worker, when her daughter, now 16, was shunned by other children in her elementary school because she had male friends. Arjomand says a more orthodox form of Islam has been taking hold in Canada since the early 1990s.... Posted by: Rafael 2004-05-03 |
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