@article{1355052,
      recid = {1355052},
      author = {Khan, Masood.},
      title = {Divorce sharia style [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (49 min.).},
      year = {2008},
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 14,  2013).},
      abstract = {From a terraced house in East London the Sharia Council  presides over hundreds of cases every year, mainly marital  disputes. The Sharia Council is a parallel legal system  that remains unknown to many people, although it has  existed for years. This documentary takes us inside the  workings of Sharia law in a Western society, especially as  it affects women seeking divorce. What can the Muslim legal  system offer couples in conflict? Presiding over the court  are two Sheikhs who are both respected members of the  Muslim community with an intimate knowledge of Islamic law.  Their rulings are not recognized by British law but for the  Muslim community their judgments carry the word of God. In  one case, we meet Imran who approaches the Sharia court for  a ruling or "fatwa" that he believes can save his marriage  to Nasira. Imran had married a second wife in Pakistan,  whereupon Nasira left him and taken their three children to  another city. It is now up to the court to decide what the  future will be for this unhappy couple.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355052},
}