Find us on Google+ March 8th, 2014  Atlanta Muslim  Relevant
Local News  Georgia's Anti-Sharia Bill  Image Credit: Ridzdesign
Note: This bill did not pass, and therefore did not turn into
law. This op-ed was written when the bill was active, but the
op-ed did not make it to publication and no fault of the
author.- Editor.  A potential new Georgia law has many members
of the Atlanta Muslim community angered and urging for a change.
The law, House Bill 242, intends to guarantee that religious
laws—like Sharia—aren’t used by Georgia judges for cases such as
divorce and child-custody. But when judges already disregard
foreign law, why does Georgia need the extra protection?  It
doesn’t.  “There is no scenario where the court would apply laws
of another land over this system—it is already illegal. Why do
we need a bill to reiterate that?” said Atlanta attorney, M.
Khurram Baig, of the discriminatory bill.  Because the bill is
unnecessary, it’s existence makes the Muslim community seem out
of control, disreputable