Applying Shari῾a in the West. Facts, Fears and the Future of Islamic Rules on Family Relations in the West

• Autres auteurs: S. Berger, Maurits (Éditeur intellectuel)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Leiden University Press 2013
• Collection: Debates on Islam and Society
• Sujets: Islam; Law & society; Family law; islam; western countries; international law; shari'a; family law; Divorce; Fiqh; Mahr; Muslims; Netherlands; Sharia
• Accès en ligne: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

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...