The Down Under Approach and Reaction to Shari'a: An impasse in Post-Secularism?

Hussain, J

The Down Under Approach and Reaction to Shari'a: An impasse in Post-Secularism?

Hussain, J

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Publisher:: Leiden University Press
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Applying Shari'a in the West, 2013, 1, pp. 65 - 78
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hussain, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Berger, MS	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Applying Shari'a in the West, 2013, 1, pp. 65 - 78	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978 90 8728 170 0	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/27771
dc.description.abstract	A recent report' based on a research project on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women reviewed official docwnents from 44 countries with a Muslim majority. It discovered that among these countries, there were significant differences with regard to Muslim family law. The docwnent concluded that there is no single functioning worldwide Islamic law. Islamic family law, wherever iUs practised, is based on the laws and principles set out in the Qur'an and Sunna. However, because there are mUltiple schools oflaw and different family law provisions that are influenced by local cultures where Islamic law operates, no single tradition can claim ownership of it.	en_US
dc.publisher	Leiden University Press	en_US
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dc.title	The Down Under Approach and Reaction to Shari'a: An impasse in Post-Secularism?	en_US
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Abstract:

A recent report' based on a research project on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women reviewed official docwnents from 44 countries with a Muslim majority. It discovered that among these countries, there were significant differences with regard to Muslim family law. The docwnent concluded that there is no single functioning worldwide Islamic law. Islamic family law, wherever iUs practised, is based on the laws and principles set out in the Qur'an and Sunna. However, because there are mUltiple schools oflaw and different family law provisions that are influenced by local cultures where Islamic law operates, no single tradition can claim ownership of it.

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