Muslim Women’s Council are excited to launch a new service for the Muslim community, the National Sharia Council (NSC), providing services to resolve family issues.
Bana Gora, CEO of Muslim Women’s Council says:
Over the years we have been approached by many service users expressing concern about various Sharia councils across the country. We explored women's experiences and discussed the need for accountability, a professional code of conduct and transparency in order to regulate Sharia Councils. Following on from this, we have been working on developing a service to meet the needs of women and Muslim families across the country.
The team are committed to providing compassionate, informed, and culturally sensitive support. Our focus is on empowering Muslim women, ensuring their voices are heard, and their rights upheld, within the framework of our shared values and traditions.
The NSC has been formed to help address matrimonial challenges and find solutions according to the Quran and Sunnah, offering couple mediation as a first preventative step.
The NSC has various Ulama, Imams and Muslim male and female Scholars representing various schools of Jurisprudence found in Great Britain. Deliberations are made on a case by case basis, with input from UK family law practitioners and other specialists as and when required.
Dr Amra Bone, Consultant & Lecturer, says:
I welcome the launch of the National Sharia Council and I am looking forward to leading a panel of both male & female experts in their fields, in family mediation, Islamic jurisprudence, family law in the British legal system and scholars of Sharia law.
