There is only one type of law operating in Britain - bourgeois law developed over centuries through the courts. There is one type in Iran - a variety of Islamic law. The whole 'they are gonna bring Sharia law in to Britain' is just nonsensical scaremongering by the tabloid press, whose fire is fed by a few extreme 'Sharia4UK' type nutters. So what was this demo really about?

onw law for all? supported by edl. great. fuck off. one fucking law? you ever been tried under the law of this country. fuck right off you scummy shits.

One law for all?

Oh please, please, please Mr politician, make some laws and tell me what to do.

I have a better idea

No law for all.

These two comments under this article symbolise absolutely everything wrong with the priorities of some of the more bonkers sections of the left. One Law for All have consistently been approached by the edl, and have consistently sent them packing. These posts on indymedia should be seen as an olive branch, but instead you only spend your time insulting and abusing someone who has more in common with you than you would think. Eventually you will drive them into the arms of right wing groups such as this, and then you will all come on here and bleat on about how you were 'right all along' - you might call it a 'vicious circle', or more apposite, 'a self fulfilling prophecy'.....

Iran torture trade unionists ffs!:

 http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/063/2010/en/ed7c649f-ba4e-46e6-821b-aae9bc1d6921/mde130632010en.html

Where is your moral compass in all this? If your position continues to be riven with contradictions then how can you claim to occupy the the moral high ground as you invariably do?

You have a very patronizing attitude towards the Muslim world - 'they are meek and defenceless and must be supported regardless' - and your refusal to deal with the intricacies of the situation is making you look like daft obsessives, rather than the thoughtful and critical revolutionaries you should be.

Please think local, as well as global, otherwise we are all fucked, and I sincerely mean that.

One Law For All demonstration against Sharia in Britian
Supporter of the Campaign | 24.06.2010 23:20 | Gender

It was a No to Racism, No to Sexism Demo against Sharia Law. It was attended by many left wing supporters, as well as muslims opposed to Islamism. For more info see www.onelawforall.org.uk


Several hundred people joined One Law for All on 20 June at Downing Street to show their opposition to Sharia and religious-based laws in Britain and elsewhere and to demand universal rights and secularism.

A new report “Sharia Law in Britain: A Threat to One Law for All and Equal Rights” (  http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/new-report-sharia-law-in-britain-a-threat-to-one-law-for-all-and-equal-rights/) was published on the day to coincide with the rally. Human rights activist Gita Sahgal said of the report: “I think it is highly significant that in Britain there has been silence where there should have been condemnation. There is active support for ‘Sharia laws’ precisely because it is limited to denying women rights in the family. No hands are being cut off, so there can’t be a problem. Unfortunately for us, senior law officers will find that human rights expert bodies often have a similar attitude. They have done little research on the impact of family laws and the denial of justice caused by parallel systems of justice. That is why the findings of this report are so important. It is such dedicated work that changes the thinking of the experts.”

She went on to say: “This campaign stands at the heart of a debate over the future of Britain. It also stands at the heart of global attempts to destroy the most basic rights, to invade liberty and to crush equality and to do this in the name of upholding and promoting human rights. We stand here today facing down forces of racism and fundamentalism as we struggle for secularism.”

The pro-Sharia Al-Muhajiroun organised a counter-demonstration to the One Law for All rally. One of their members said: “We find many of these people who call for human rights and one law. They come and they say that they want equality. But what equality do you get when one man legislates over another?” In response, One Law for All Spokesperson, Maryam Namazie, said: “The fight against Sharia law is a fight against Islamism not Muslims, immigrants and people living under Sharia here or elsewhere. So it is very apt for the Islamists to hold a counter-demonstration against our rally. This is where the real battleground lies. With a few members of the far Right English Defence League also there to showcase their bigotry, it became abundantly clear to everyone why our Campaign is fast becoming the banner carrier for universal rights, equality, and one secular law for all in this country and beyond.”

MC Fariborz Pooya of the Iranian Secular Society said: “The One Law for All Campaign has brought to centre stage an important debate about the kind of society we want to live in whilst defending the rights of everyone irrespective of religion, race, nationality…; this Campaign is truly the voice of the voiceless.”

Women’s rights campaigner Yasmin Rehman said: “We Muslims have been a part of the UK for many, many years but the generations before me did not feel the need for or call for segregation in the way that is being demanded now. At the beginning of my career as a women’s rights advocate there was no need to apply for a certificate of Khula in divorce cases. Muslim women are now being told that divorces under the English legal system are not valued or recognised without a certificate of Khula – and should they remarry without this they will be committing Zina – a ‘crime’ punishable by death in many Muslim countries. This is not a view shared by all Islamic scholars but a view that is being pushed through the Islamic councils and tribunals across the UK.”

Anna Waters of One Law for All’s Legal Team said: “Any reasonable interpretation of the Human Rights Act shows us that there are certain things that it doesn't allow - and one of the things it doesn't allow is for a woman to have an inferior or second class status when she stands before a judge in a court of law. This is exactly what is happening…”

Sue Robson of the Gay And Lesbian Humanist Association said: “This is a human rights issue. Here in the UK, it’s an egalitarian issue; it’s a feminist issue. Elsewhere in our world, the issue is life - and death.”

Gerard Phillips of the National Secular Society said that Sharia Law was “nothing less than an attack on human rights and on equality.” He went on to say: “It undermines our democracy. It must be opposed.”

The rally also heard from others including Naomi Phillips of the British Humanist Association, poets from the Anti-Injustice Movement and singer Adam Barnett.

Protestors then joined a march organised by Iran Solidarity to the embassy of the Islamic regime of Iran. Patty Debonitas of Iran Solidarity UK said: “By coming today you are showing your solidarity with the people here who are victimised under Sharia law and people in Iran who are being victimised under the state power of Sharia.” The rally was held on 20 June to mark the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan at a protest in Tehran last year and link the fight against Sharia here with that in Iran and elsewhere.

Supporter of the Campaign

That wouldn't happen to be the holy law of the Queens Church would it.

Even if you are a hardcore anarchist (like me) you can be fine with the general idea of "One Law for All" even though you don't agree with state laws at all. Just think of it as unspoken laws or customs as to how people can be treated. Everyone should be treated equally under whatever system you have.

Religious legal systems do already exist in this country, and although they are really just for civil matters, are superficially voluntary, and have no real clout to enforce compliance, they still have a strong cultural edge to them which means vulnerable people can be abused by them.

Saying this is racism is either unthinking criticism or else it is deliberate trolling from the right.

We should oppose ALL religious laws because religion is inherently bigoted, dogmatic and is designed to oppress people, not to mention being factually untrue. This is nothing to do with Islam specifically, the same applies to Judaism and Christianity too.