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Vienna Court Decides that Sharia Is Also Valid in Austria

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The Regional Court of Vienna has decided that Islamic law, the so-called Sharia, is also valid in Austria. However, there is a condition for this.

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The Regional Court of Vienna has decided that Islamic law, the so-called Sharia, is also valid in Austria. However, there is a condition for this.

·Berlin, Germany
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Sharia law can also be asserted in Austria: that was precisely the judgment of the Landesgericht Wien. Two Mohammedans in Vienna concluded a contract, according to which an Islamic arbitration court should decide according to Sharia law. In addition, there was also the decision. One of the men wanted to proceed against the arbitration award – but the Landesgericht Wien declared it legally valid. The following article first appeared at exxtra24.a…

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Islamic law can be validly agreed according to the regional court of Vienna.

·Vienna, Austria
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The decision of the Vienna Provincial Court upheld the decision based on Sharia. The ruling has caused outrage, with many speaking of a breakthrough towards a dangerous parallel justice system.

·Budapest, Hungary
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A Vienna court ruling has Austria on edge. Two Muslim men had agreed that potential contract disputes would be settled by an Islamic arbitration tribunal. When such a conflict arose, one of them was fined €320,000. He appealed to the court, but the court upheld the ruling: the ruling, based on Sharia law, is legally valid in Austria.

An unusual verdict is currently causing a stir. According to the press, the verdict of a Vienna Arbitration Court, which was made on the basis of Islamic legislation, is valid.

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Die Presse broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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