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Originally Posted by JamesBannon
It is a question of principle (as I see it). Everyone is equal before the law, or should be: men, women, kings, jesters, rich & poor. In a Sharia court, of whatever stamp, this is not the case as women have always been held to be male property. There is no possibility of justice in a system like that as we can still see today, even in so-called "civilised" countries. It was only recently, within my lifetime, that women were accorded equal rights in court in the UK. Any move to dilute that would be a step backwards towards the dark ages.
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I see where you're coming from and, granted, I can't tell the specifics of the proposition from the quoted material, but I don't get how "You're allowed to use an extrajudicial mediator instead of going to court, if you so desire" violates the principle of equality under the law. Again, of course, there's a huge honkin' caveat that some care must be taken to keep individuals, particularly women, from being coerced into opting for mediation rather than secular courts, but I think ms_ann's suggestion handles that nicely.