Islamic Law and Family Law part 2

How does Islamic family law operate alongside Australia's legal system? What role do imams play when Muslim couples separate? And what happens when religious and civil understandings of marriage and divorce do not align?In this episode of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Love, Law and the Family Court, host Michael Brown speaks with Tamara Al-Hashimi, an Australian family law solicitor with extensive experience acting for Muslim clients.Together they discuss:How Islamic family law works in practice.The interaction between Islamic law and the Australian Family Law Act.Religious divorces, civil divorces and why both may be important.Practical issues faced by Muslim women navigating separation in Australia.Tamara provides valuable insights from legal practice, explaining the real-world issues lawyers, judges, religious leaders and families encounter every day.