This edited volume offers a collection of papers that present a comparative analysis of the development of Shari’a in countries with Muslim minorities, such a

In the West, "sharia" often calls to mind antiquated laws founded upon gender discrimination and barbaric punishments. In the East, for some it means the ideal

Shari'a, Inshallah shows how people have used shari'a to struggle for peace, justice, and human rights in Somalia and Somaliland.

This book underlines the mutability of Islamic law and attempts to relate its substantive and institutional varieties and transformations to social, political,

This volume presents ten leading scholars' writings on contemporary Islamic law and Muslim thought. The essays examine a range of issues, from modern Muslim dis