Standing out in a Sea of Grey Suits: Q & A with Aina Khan OBE Aina Khan OBE is a world-renowned consultant solicitor in London, specialising in the field of International Family Law. She is a leading expert in Islamic and Asian issues. In addition to her demanding cases, in 2014 Aina launched the highly […]
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LexisNexis: Aina Khan OBE on the Impact of Sharia Law Review
LexisNexis: Aina Khan OBE Discusses the Impact of the Sharia Law Review “The Independent Review into the application of Sharia law in England and Wales” was published yesterday by the Home Office. This report focused on the work of the Sharia Councils, originally set up in the UK in the early 1980’s to grant women […]
Exclusive Q&A with Aina Khan
Exclusive Q&A with Aina Khan was recently featured on About Islam portal. After having received an OBE in the New Year’s Honors List 2018 for the protection of women and children in unregistered marriages, Aina Khan was interviewed for About Islam portal, where she talks about her beliefs, hopes and challenges faced on the journey […]
Islam, Marriage, and Law
An article published in The Economist last week about Islam, Marriage and Law discusses at length how sharia marriages can hurt women in the West, especially in different European countries: The risk of being trapped between systems is acute for those in transition from the Islamic world, which has detailed prescriptions for marriage, divorce, custody and […]
The Truth About Muslim Marriage
Aina Khan was the legal consultant for The Truth About Muslim Marriage, a one hour peak-time documentary. The film follows Aina’s campaign to modernise and reform the English marriage law. It will be available for online viewing on Channel 4 for the next 29 days.