Nikahs, nudes and niqabs – and lots of other stuff…

Nikah weddings and secular law

The big legal news of the week (and not just for law and religion geeks) was the judgment in Akhter v Khan [2018] EWFC 54 – which we duly noted at gruesome length. The case produced a wide range of comment, ranging from the Telegraph’s British court recognises sharia law in landmark divorce case to the BBC’s (much more moderate) Estranged couple’s Islamic marriage ruled valid by judge  Continue reading →