From a terraced house in East London, Britain’s Sharia Council presides over hundreds of cases every year. In Muslim countries people turn to Sharia, Islamic Law to resolve their problems. This documentary follows the workings of Sharia Law in Britain, focusing on the one subject that dominates the work of the Sharia court: divorce.

Exploring the deeper themes of Sharia Law as well as looking at how the Council deals with some of the very 21st-century problems people come to it with, this is a fascinating insight into this long-established but little-known court of Islamic law.

Sunday 3 February 2008
7:15pm