Press Release

June 8, 2011

Attention:   News, Features, Government/Political Affairs, Religion Editors

THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE UK MUST OVRERRIDE  ANY OTHER PARALEL LEGAL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY

“The British government is definitely heading in the right direction”, said Ms. Homa Arjomand, Coordinator of the International Campaign Against Sharia Court in Canada, “I hope this new Bill that was introduced by Baroness Cox on June 7^th, 2011 will soon bring an end to faith-based courts in Great Britain”.

“Under this new Bill, it will become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to falsely claim legal jurisdiction over criminal or family law.

This Bill makes clear that laws against sex discrimination apply to arbitration tribunals, firmly outlawing the Sharia practice of treating a woman’s testimony as worth half that of a man’s.

This Bill seeks to stop parallel legal systems.

Cases of criminal law and family law are matters reserved for our English courts alone,”

”I agree with Baroness Cox, we do need more protection for women and to eliminate discrimination, said Ms. Arjomand, ... we can best achieve this through the British Charter as it clearly states ‘Every individual …has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination’”.

All women ask is to be treated equally, the same as other British citizen” added Ms. Arjomand. “… to do so we need to end faith–based courts and substitute it with One Law For All and that is a progressive, secular law . We need to support Baroness Cox’s proposal” .

Media Contact:  Ms. Homa Arjomand 1- 416-737- 9500

Email: homawpi@nosharia.com Web site: www.nosharia.com