SwedenÂ’s biggest association of Muslims demands the right for Swedish Muslims to practice Sharia. Special laws for marriage and divorce, and public schools teaching Arabic and religion to Muslim children in homogenous groups. These are two of the requests in a letter sent to all the political parties of Parliament yesterday by the Muslim association.
The Muslism association represents approximately 70,000 Muslims. The letter, signed by the chairman, states that freedom of religion is not properly practiced in Sweden. Swedish common law stands above religious law. The Muslim association wants to change this. They want Islamic law, Sharia, to be allowed for MuslimÂ’s in Sweden, especially when it comes to family laws.
SwedenÂ’s Minister of Equal Opportunities, Jens Ohrback, is not impressed. In a comment to news bureau TT, he says that no minority will have special treatment, and that all Swedish citizens should be equal to the law. The Swedish Muslim Council, including nine of SwedenÂ’s Islamic organisation does not support the demands. |