Why is it that whenever there is a report that reveals something uncomfortable about muslims communities the natural impulse is to attack its methodology or credibility? You can throw a stone to find at least one muslim woman whose had some issue with islamic marriage/divorce at least. And there is huge anecdotal evidence to show these problems DO EXIST and NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

You may have a point with the prayer rooms, but maybe the sisters need to scare the boys with invading their glorious space to get comparable facilities. eww girl germs! Get them facilities quick smart! (You can even walk through the front door!)

If government and public opinion want to oversee and regulate Islamic legal practice in the Muslim community, let them sponsor and legitimise the establishment of Shari’ah Courts for matters relating to family, marital and financial law.

Do we really what government involved?

The IWWC report focussed on men who engage in polygamous relationships secretly and at the expense of the taxpayer. As far as I am aware, sharia requires men themselves to support their wives. Allah allows you to have more than one wife, but not at my expense.

Further, the report discussed instances where imams condoned sexual violence inside marriage. This is an extremely serious matter. Rape within marriage is proscribed as a criminal offence across all states and territories of Australia.

As for Danny Nalliah’s views on domestic violence …

http://www.crikey.com.au/Polit.....astor.html