Sunday, May 1, 2011

Pennsylvania court accommodates Islamic sharia law

And under sharia law women are worth less than men. Another example of Islamic sharia in U.S. courts, thanks to Jihad Watch who alerts North Carolina State Rep Joe Hackney: “Well, Hackney, here is your problem.” via the Volokh Conspiracy:

 


Will Calls for Distribution “According to Islamic Laws and Sharia”; Pennsylvania Court Gives Twice as Much to Each Son as to Each Daughter

That seems to be what happened in Alkhafaji v. TIAA-CREF Individual and Instit. Services LLC, 2010 WL 1435056 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Jan. 14, 2010), which is now on appeal. I’m posting about this now because the briefs were just posted on Westlaw, and confirm the details of the will, as well as giving some extra perspective on the disputes related to what Sharia law provides in such situations.


read more: http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/pennsylvania-court-accommodates-islamic-sharia-law/

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