Author: WTX News

The British government is working on an amendment in the Marriage Act (1949) to make an unregistered Nikah ceremonies a criminal offence. A Nikah is the lawful Islamic ceremony of marriage in Islam and are quite common in the UK Muslim community. Critics say their is a hidden agenda behind this which is to curb the amount of sham marriages and ultimately tighten the regulations around immigration. The Department of Communities and Local Government has already published a green paper to elicit public opinion before sending the draft for legislation. The consultation period on the green paper is coming to…

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