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On The Sources Of Islamic Law And Practices, Ahmed Souaiaia
On The Sources Of Islamic Law And Practices, Ahmed Souaiaia
Ahmed E SOUAIAIA
No abstract provided.
A Policy Of Mediocrity: A Review Of United States Policy Concerning The Women Of Afghanistan, Meghan Hallock
A Policy Of Mediocrity: A Review Of United States Policy Concerning The Women Of Afghanistan, Meghan Hallock
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Death Penalty In Traditional Islamic Law And As Interpreted In Saudi Arabia And Nigeria, Elizabeth Peiffer
The Death Penalty In Traditional Islamic Law And As Interpreted In Saudi Arabia And Nigeria, Elizabeth Peiffer
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Out Of Jahiliyya: Historic And Modern Incarnations Of Polygamy In The Islamic World, Brooke D. Rodgers-Miller
Out Of Jahiliyya: Historic And Modern Incarnations Of Polygamy In The Islamic World, Brooke D. Rodgers-Miller
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
"Even In Dreams, They Are Coming": Islamic Fundamentalism And The Education Of Women In Afghanistan, Caroline B. Fleming
"Even In Dreams, They Are Coming": Islamic Fundamentalism And The Education Of Women In Afghanistan, Caroline B. Fleming
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone: Polygamy In Islam, Past, Present, And Future, Heather Johnson
There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone: Polygamy In Islam, Past, Present, And Future, Heather Johnson
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
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Do Constitutions Requiring Adherence To Shari`A Threaten Human Rights? How Egypt’S Constitutional Court Reconciles Islamic Law With The Liberal Rule Of Law, Clark B. Lombardi, Nathan J. Brown
Do Constitutions Requiring Adherence To Shari`A Threaten Human Rights? How Egypt’S Constitutional Court Reconciles Islamic Law With The Liberal Rule Of Law, Clark B. Lombardi, Nathan J. Brown
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Over the last thirty years, a number of Muslim countries, including most recently Afghanistan and Iraq, have adopted constitutions that require the law of the state to respect fundamental Islamic legal norms. What happens when countries with a secular legal system adopt these "constitutional Islamization" provisions? How do courts interpret them? This article will present a case study of constitutional Islamization in one important and influential country, Egypt. In interpreting Egypt's constitutional Islamization provision, the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt has interpreted Shari'a norms to be consistent with international human rights norms and with liberal economic policies. The experience of …