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Sharia Watch UK claims that it works ‘to document the advancement of sharia law in Britain’. It is led by former [[UKIP]] candidate [[Anne Marie Waters]]. | Sharia Watch UK claims that it works ‘to document the advancement of sharia law in Britain’. It is led by former [[UKIP]] candidate [[Anne Marie Waters]]. | ||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The organisation was launched in the House of Lords in April 2014, hosted by [[Baroness Cox]]. Attendees reportedly included journalists from [[The Times]], [[Daily Telegraph]] and the [[International Civil Liberties Alliance]].<ref name="SWUKIRR"/> | ||
==Views== | ==Views== | ||
| − | Much of Sharia Watch's output attacks Islam in its entirety. Its articles have suggested that halal meat is funding terrorism a piece entitled ‘Shariah and child abuse – is there a connection?‘, which stated that sharia law ‘stems from the justification of acts of physical and sexual violence of one man some 1,400 years ago.’<ref>[http://www.irr.org.uk/news/sharia-watch-uk-and-the-metamorphosis-of-anne-marie-waters/ Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters], Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref> | + | Much of Sharia Watch's output attacks Islam in its entirety. Its articles have suggested that halal meat is funding terrorism a piece entitled ‘Shariah and child abuse – is there a connection?‘, which stated that sharia law ‘stems from the justification of acts of physical and sexual violence of one man some 1,400 years ago.’<ref name="SWUKIRR">[http://www.irr.org.uk/news/sharia-watch-uk-and-the-metamorphosis-of-anne-marie-waters/ Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters], Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref> |
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
*[http://www.irr.org.uk/news/sharia-watch-uk-and-the-metamorphosis-of-anne-marie-waters/ Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters], Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref> | *[http://www.irr.org.uk/news/sharia-watch-uk-and-the-metamorphosis-of-anne-marie-waters/ Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters], Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category: Islam Critics]] | [[Category: Islam Critics]] | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 21 January 2015
Sharia Watch UK claims that it works ‘to document the advancement of sharia law in Britain’. It is led by former UKIP candidate Anne Marie Waters.
Contents
History
The organisation was launched in the House of Lords in April 2014, hosted by Baroness Cox. Attendees reportedly included journalists from The Times, Daily Telegraph and the International Civil Liberties Alliance.[1]
Views
Much of Sharia Watch's output attacks Islam in its entirety. Its articles have suggested that halal meat is funding terrorism a piece entitled ‘Shariah and child abuse – is there a connection?‘, which stated that sharia law ‘stems from the justification of acts of physical and sexual violence of one man some 1,400 years ago.’[1]
Resources
- Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters, Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref>
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters, Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015
