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Lifting The Veil: Women And Islamic Law, Christie S. Warren
Lifting The Veil: Women And Islamic Law, Christie S. Warren
Christie S. Warren
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Introduction To Special Collection: Seminar Papers On Women And Islamic Law, Christie S. Warren
Introduction To Special Collection: Seminar Papers On Women And Islamic Law, Christie S. Warren
Christie S. Warren
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The Case For American Muslim Arbitration, Rabea Benhalim
The Case For American Muslim Arbitration, Rabea Benhalim
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This Article advocates for the creation of Muslim arbitral tribunals in the United States. These tribunals would better meet the needs of American Muslims, who currently bring their religious disputes to informal forums that lack transparency. Particularly problematic, these existing forums often apply legal precedent developed in majority-Muslim nations, without taking into consideration the changed circumstances of Muslim living as minorities in the United States. These interpretations of Islamic law can have especially negative impacts on women. American Muslim arbitration tribunals offer the potential to correct these inadequacies. Furthermore, a new arbitral system could better meet the needs of sophisticated …