Parliament resumed, Dame Lowell Goddard explained why she thought that the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in its present form was doomed to failure – and the new Justice Secretary managed to avoid explaining anything much at all … 

Home Affairs Committee inquiry into sharia

On Monday, The Guardian reported that Elham Manea, associate professor in Middle East studies at Zurich University and a specialist in sharia, was going to tell the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee that “British courts should be able to issue Islamic divorces via a specialised unit set up to protect the rights of Muslim women” and argue for mandatory civil marriages alongside religious ceremonies: Continue reading →