Islamic Court Proposal Challenged In Tanzania's High Court

In Tanzania earlier this week, the National Muslim Council renewed its call for establishment of a Kadhi Court that would have jurisdiction over Muslims on matters of personal law relating to marriage, divorce and inheritance. (Muslim News.) This led to the filing yesterday of a petition in the country's High Court challenging the move on constitutional grounds. Today's Tanzania Standard reports that Rev. Christopher Mtikila of the Full Salvation Church, who is also the chairman of the opposition Democratic Party, filed the lawsuit claiming that establishment of separate legal systems for specific groups in the country would violate Tanzania's constitution. IPP Media says that the Full Gospel church has filed a separate suit making similar claims.