Christian group intervenes to ‘protect’ Europe from sharia law

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights is set to rule on an inheritance case concerning the application of sharia law to a dispute between Greek citizens who are Muslims.

The ruling will determine whether sharia law can have supremacy over a member state’s domestic law.

The court granted Christian Concern permission to intervene in the case of Molla Sali v. Greece.

According to Christian Concern, Ms Molla Sali inherited the entire estate of her husband when he died under the terms of a will that he had drawn up in accordance with Greek law.

Two sisters of her husband are claiming that since her husband was a Muslim, the inheritance should be allocated according to sharia law, adjudicated by the mufti.

There are provisions for sharia law to be applied to Greek nationals who are Muslims.

The charity said the case is important because “a ruling at this level… could have dire effects on the Council of Europe’s 47 member states, including the United Kingdom.” Also, rulings of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights cannot be appealed.

Christian Concern said it will highlight in court that Sharia law is out of line with European law.

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