‘Planning a dream wedding can be hugely stressful at the best of times. At the worst of times, however, the dream can turn to a nightmare for some Muslim women who may later realise that their marriage is not recognised as valid under English law.’
Family Law, 4th December 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Ofsted’s recommendation for inspectors to question Muslim primary school girls if they are wearing a hijab has been condemned as “kneejerk, discriminatory and institutionally racist” by more than 1,000 teachers, academics and faith leaders.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s press regulator has dismissed a complaint against the Sun for a column that referred to “the Muslim Problem”. The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) ruled Trevor Kavanagh’s column was “capable of causing serious offence” but did not breach the Editors’ Code.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In September, we posted an item on the controversy over small girls wearing the hijab in British nurseries and primary schools. There were various reports (eg in The Sunday Times and the Evening Standard) that “Children as young as three are being allowed to wear the hijab in British nurseries and primary schools.” The ST reported that its own survey had found that a fifth of 800 primary schools, including Church of England schools, list the hijab as part of their uniform. The Department for Education said that uniform policies were for schools to decide, adding: “If a school decided to allow a pupil to wear a burqa, that would be up to the school.” ‘
Law & Religion UK, 20th November 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘A Muslim father whose three children are being cared for by a Christian foster family was told by a judge he must not “pressure” them about Islam.’
The Independent, 1st November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An Islamic faith school which has a policy of separating girls and boys has been told the rules are unlawful.’
RightsInfo, 13th October 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Two high profile cases concerning the approach of public authorities towards religion and identity, where the care and future of looked after children were concerned, have featured this summer.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th September 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘British jihadis returning from Syria will put pressure on the family courts over the next year, the Lord Chief Justice has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A judge has ruled a Christian girl should live with a family member in a case in which it was claimed she was placed with a Muslim foster family.’
BBC News, 30th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the wake of the London and Manchester attacks, the government’s counter-terrorism strategy is increasingly in the news and under scrutiny. Radicalisation is a difficult concept to map on to a system like ours, which separates the definition of criminal behaviour and punishment from civil sanctions. In this week’s podcast, Marina Wheeler discusses some of the ways the law is trying to cope (Law Pod UK Episode 8, available on Monday 7 August). She and others from 1 Crown Office Row will be discussing this and related issues at a seminar on Monday 11 September. You will find full details at the end of this post.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th August 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The High Court has thrown out a number of challenges to the government’s efforts to prevent extremism on university platforms.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th August 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The government has given up its two-year-long attempt to ban teachers caught up in the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham, after those in the remaining cases were told disciplinary action against them has been halted.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Authorities failed to stop the radicalisation of two teenage boys who were killed while fighting for al-Qaeda in Syria despite monitoring them for years, an investigation has found.’
The Independent, 27th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A burger van owner has been prosecuted after he refused to serve a sausage sandwich to a customer who argued against his anti-Islamic views.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A state-funded Muslim faith school in Birmingham at the centre of a legal battle over its policy of gender segregation in the classroom has been named ahead of the start of a court of appeal hearing on the legality of its approach.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An imam who sexually touched four young girls during Qur’an lessons at a mosque has been jailed for 13 years.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The first application was in respect of adherence to fasting during Ramadan, the second application was in respect of the trimming of body hair.
Issues of capacity were not disputed within the proceedings. The court was concerned with a determination in respect of each application of what is in the best interests of IH under section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.’
Park Square Barristers, 12th June 2017
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘The number of suspected far-right extremists referred to the Government’s key anti-terror programme soared by 30 per cent in the past year, The Independent has learnt.’
The Independent, 19th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A muslim man with severe learning difficulties need not observe the Ramadan fast or be shaved in accordance with religious practice, a Court of Protection judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The London Bridge attacks have triggered a big spike in hate crimes with a significant amount of them being attacks in the street directed at British Muslims.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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