Feedback Like 2.5m DailyMail Monday, Mar 9th 2015 10AM 43°F 1PM 49°F 5-Day Forecast Home U.K. News Sports U.S. Showbiz Australia Femail Health Science Money Video Travel Columnists News Home Arts Headlines Pictures Most read News Board Wires Login The horrific University of Outrage as college 'Phony ass b***es, Angry activist and 'We're still out 'Our march is not moment Suge Oklahoma fraternity footballers dress in you're the ones friend of MLK says there': KKK spreads over': Obama urges Rising star of Labour who claims to support Site Web Enter your search women's rights is accused of having two wives and asking an imam to spin off a supposed Islamic divorce Waseem Zaffar, 33, says he is committed to fighting gender inequality Councillor married teacher Ayesha Imdad last year in lavish ceremony But had not formally divorced Faraz Begum after walking out on her in 2010 He only sent her an Islamic divorce document to end seven-year marriage This means that under English law Zaffar is still married to his first wife By LUCY OSBORNE FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 16:59 EST, 6 March 2015 | UPDATED: 08:23 EST, 9 March 2015 1.7k 34 shares View comments A Labour rising star who claims to support women’s rights has two wives and asked an imam to sign off a supposed Islamic divorce, it was claimed last night. Councillor Waseem Zaffar has said he is committed to fighting gender inequality and declared his opposition to sharia law in Britain. But the politician and magistrate – once pictured with Labour leader Ed Miliband – married teacher Ayesha Imdad last year without having formally divorced his first wife. converted by Web2PDFConvert.com Could This Unique Method Regrow Lost Hair (Do This Daily)? 20 Epic Family Photos That Went Horribly Wrong These dogs have no idea how humongous they are! [40 PICS] Most Plastic Sister? Plastic Surgeons Weigh In On Kylie Jenner’s Transformation Hilarious Wedding Moments these couples will never forget! 16 Famous People And Their Startling Last Words Ads By Like Follow Daily Mail @DailyMail Follow +1 Daily Mail Daily Mail FEMAIL TODAY Cruz-ing the streets! Penelope flaunts her trim pins in denim shorts with her two kids Lavish ceremony: Labour rising star Waseem Zaffar and his second wife Ayesha at their wedding last year while husband Javier Bardem films Pirates Of Instead, Zaffar – who received an MBE in 2012 for his charity work – sent Faraz Begum an Islamic The Caribbean 5 divorce document in the post after walking out on her in 2010. He obtained the document from an imam who operates from a terraced house calling itself Raza mosque in Aston, Birmingham. Kim Kardashian displays her cleavage in This means that under English law at least, Zaffar, 33, is still married to Miss Begum, whom he wed in a plunging pinstripe suit Pakistan in 2003. and thigh-high boots as she and Kanye West get amorous on a Parisian SHARE THIS RELATED ARTICLES shopping trip ARTICLE When will they learn to Labour and SNP 'half EXCLUSIVE: Meet the keep their mouths shut? way down the aisle' to Zach Galifinakis Johnson and... striking a deal... lookalike who is living like Alan from The Hangover every day - and being paid $250,000 Meanwhile, in April last year, Zaffar married his second wife – who is now seven months pregnant – in for it a lavish Islamic ceremony. Among the hundreds of guests was shadow minister Jack Dromey, the husband of deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman. How to lure a guy in 10 MPs and campaigners last night called for Zaffar’s suspension from the Labour Party. seconds! 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Tory MP Dominic Raab has called for the party to Talk investigate the magistrate and councillor Posted snap for her fans Some followers of sharia law believe divorces can be obtained by men without the knowledge or A close shave! Ashton consent of their wives. Kutcher and Mila Kunis step out for romantic A man simply states ‘talaq’ – meaning ‘I divorce thee’ – three times and it is granted. He is not dinner date... while ex required to give any kind of financial settlement to his wife. Demi Moore parties up a However, this method is widely frowned upon and most imams require both parties to be present and storm at neighboring commit to a three-month attempt at reconciliation before they grant a divorce. Miss Begum, 36, a gay bar British national who is also Zaffar’s first cousin, received the divorce without warning, a friend said. 'I've waited a long time If British citizens marry abroad, it is automatically recognised in English law. 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