Alexandra Fawcett: In the sharia debate, it's crucial we uphold English common law. The alternative is a society divided along religious lines
There's a place for sharia
Inayat Bunglawala
Inayat Bunglawala: Lord Phillips did his best to dispel misrepresentation of sharia councils. Predictably, though, he's now taking a whipping from the press
Lord Phillips: talking sense on sharia
Madeleine Bunting
Madeleine Bunting: The lord chief justice's comments were, like Rowan Williams', eminently sensible. But how to take the public with him?
Daniel Davies: Participants in the 'great sharia debate' might want to remember that there is this thing called the European Convention on Human Rights
Andrew Brown: Dr Rowan Williams is interested in what sharia actually says. The rest of the country is more interested in whether and how it might be enforced
