Applying Sharia in the West: Facts, Fears and the Future of Islamic Rules on Family Relations in the West

Open Access Published by Leiden University Press 2013

Applying Sharia in the West

Facts, Fears and the Future of Islamic Rules on Family Relations in the West

Edited by: Maria Berger

In the series Amsterdam University Press - Leiden University Press - Law, Governance and Development Research

In the series Law, Governance, and Development

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400601055

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About this book

This volume provides new insights in the concept of shari'a in the West, and sets out a framework of how shari'a in the West can be studied. The premise of this volume is that one needs to focus on the question ‘What do Muslims do in terms of shari'a?’ rather than ‘What is shari'a?’. This perspective shows that the practice of Sharia is restricted to a limited set of rules that mainly relate to religious rituals, family law and social interaction. The framework of this volume then continues to explore two more interactions: the Western responses to these practices of shari'a and, in turn, the Muslim legal reaction to these responses.

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Berger Maria :

Maria Berger is a political scientist and a research advisor for the city of Delft.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Introduction: Applying Shari῾a in the West Maurits S. Berger Open Access Download PDF	7
Section I: Country Studies
1 Reasons for the Application of Shari῾a in the West Mathias Rohe Open Access Download PDF	25
2 America Islam and the Problems of Liberal Democracy Bryan S. Turner and James T. Richardson Open Access Download PDF	47
3 Australia The Down-Under Approach and Reaction to Shari῾a: An Impasse in Post-Secularism? Jamila Hussain and Adam Possamai Open Access Download PDF	65
4 United Kingdom An Early Discussion on Islamic Family Law in the English Jurisdiction Jørgen S. Nielsen Open Access Download PDF	79
5 The Netherlands Applying Shari῾a to Family Law Issues in the Netherlands Susan Rutten Open Access Download PDF	97
6 Albania and Kosovo The Return of Islam in South East Europe: Debating Islam and Islamic Practices of Family Law in Albania and Kosovo Besnik Sinani Open Access Download PDF	111
7 Greece Debate and Challenges Angeliki Ziaka Open Access Download PDF	125
Section II: Law Versus Culture
8 Unregistered Islamic Marriages Anxieties about Sexuality and Islam in the Netherlands Annelies Moors Open Access Download PDF	141
9 Understanding and Use of Islamic Family Law Rules in German Courts The Example of the Mahr Nadjma Yassari Open Access Download PDF	165
10 A Language of Hybridity Honour and Otherness in Canadian Law and Shari῾a Pascale Fournier and Nathan Reyes Open Access Download PDF	189
Section III: The Need for Accommodation
11 Accommodating Islamic Family Law(s) A Critical Analysis of Some Recent Developments and Experiments in Europe Marie-Claire Foblets Open Access Download PDF	207
12 Religion, Gender, and Family Law Critical Perspectives on Integration for Western Muslims Zainab Alwani and Ayat Lizzio Open Access Download PDF	227
13 Reflections on the Development of the Discourse of Fiqh for Minorities and Some of the Challenges it Faces Abdullah Saeed Open Access Download PDF	241
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	257
About the Authors Open Access Download PDF	281
Index Open Access Download PDF	285

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Language: English
Publisher: Leiden University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 292
Keywords: Islamic law; sharia; family law; Islam

eBook

Published: April 25, 2013
ISBN: 9789400601055