Sharia living: the image and the reality

Nationalist groups and politicians frequently use the concept of what they term encroaching "sharia law" to argue against Muslim immigration to Australia.

Tín đồ cầu nguyện tại thánh đường Lakemba ở Sydney Source: AAP

But sharia is actually a complex and much-debated set of rules that has been highly politicised and much misunderstood.