Demands for Sharia Law in UK

A group of self-appointed muslim community leaders have had a meeting with Ruth Kelly, Minister for Communities, and demanded Islamic public holidays and the introduction of Sharia Law for domestic issues (without the bits that allow rape and murder of women and gays).

One of the community leaders, Dr Pashu, says that if young muslims can have their own legal system and public holidays to compliment their self-imposed seperation from mainstream society, they will be able to better integrate into society. Those aren't his actualy words of course, he just made the usual sweeping statement that treating muslims differently will help stop them feeling different.

The Devil's Kitchen has an excellent commentary on the demands with the usual foul language so look over your shoulder before you click this link. One question nobody seems to be asking, though, is why the British government continues to waste our taxes entertaining these rude, unreasonable, intolerable self-appointed community leaders in the first place. If we wanted Sharia Law or even to listen to the opinions of these intolerant religious fanatics then we would ask.