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On The Sources Of Islamic Law And Practices, Ahmed Souaiaia Jul 2005

On The Sources Of Islamic Law And Practices, Ahmed Souaiaia

Ahmed E SOUAIAIA

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A Policy Of Mediocrity: A Review Of United States Policy Concerning The Women Of Afghanistan, Meghan Hallock Apr 2005

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

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The Death Penalty In Traditional Islamic Law And As Interpreted In Saudi Arabia And Nigeria, Elizabeth Peiffer Apr 2005

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 Apr 2005

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 Apr 2005

"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 Apr 2005

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 Jan 2005

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 …