Canada: Canadian Muslims will get sharia courts to settle disputes
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The Independent Canada is embarking on an unusual judicial experiment that will allow members of its Muslim community to submit to the teachings of the Koran to resolve a variety of civil legal disputes, ranging from divorces to business conflicts.
Submitted on Thu, 04/29/2004 - 00:00
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