A Facebook post claiming nine different mayors are Muslim, that there are 180 Sharia courts or councils in the UK, and that all schools are only serving halal meat, is wrong on multiple counts.
The mayors of London, Birmingham, Leeds, Blackburn, Sheffield, Oxford, Luton, Oldham and Rochdale are Muslim.All have had Muslim mayors at various points in the past, but at the moment only some of the mayors of these places are Muslim.There isn’t an official count but the number seems more likely to be between 1,200 and 2,000.Our verdict
Sharia councils are sometimes called sharia courts. The Home Office said in 2018 that there were an estimated 30 to 85 Sharia councils in England and Wales but there is no official count.The police have said this isn’t true. The law applies throughout the UK.78% of Muslim women and 63% of Muslim men don’t work and receive free benefits or housing.These numbers are exaggerated. In 2021/22, an estimated 44% of Muslims were either unemployed or economically inactive in Great Britain.
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