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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Ban Sharia Law in the UK and make it a criminal offence to practice it.

Sharia Law has no place in the UK, yet there are many people practicing it and even Sharia Law Courts set up in the UK. This petition calls for Sharia Law to be banned in the UK and anyone found to be practicing it to receive a lengthy prison sentence.

More details

http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/factcheck-qa-sharia-law-uk/18486

https://fullfact.org/factcheck/law/80_sharia_courts_britain-38319

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/566111/Boris-Johnson-Sharia-law-UK-absolutely-unacceptable-Islamic-legal-code

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