MUSLIMS 'DON'T WANT SHARIA LAW'.(News) From: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: February 10, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: By CATHERINE EVANS

A MUSLIM leader declared last night: "We don't want Sharia law in Wales."

But secretary of the Welsh Muslim Council Saleem Kidwai backed the under-fire Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, saying his message had been taken out of context, and labelled the backlash "typical Islamophobia".

The archbishop's comments that Sharia law is "unavoidable" have sparked outrage across Britain, after he was perceived to support adopting aspects of Islamic law in the UK. At least two General Synod members have called for his resignation.

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