…Islam was so powerful in the minds of the conquistadors that they identified much of what they witnessed in the Western Hemisphere with their continued obsession with the Moors.” Download…
From Moorish-Indios to Park 51: A Brief History of Islamophobia in the United States اقرأ المزيد »
…the nature of the founding legal text tells only the beginning of the story. With some comparative study of the legal cultures that formed around the Qur’an and the Constitution,…
By: Azizah al-Hibri, Esq. Recent developments in the Arab World, especially those surrounding the Gulf War, prompted demands for the introduction of democratic changes to systems of government in that…
Islamic Constitutionalism and the Concept of Democracy اقرأ المزيد »
…ikhtilaf in Islamic las is the prevalence of at least five different schools of jurisprudence which have survived to this day and have followers throughout the Muslim world. “ Download…
The Scope of Diversity and Ikhtilaf (Juristic Disagreement) in the Shari’ah اقرأ المزيد »
By: Azizah al-Hibri, Esq. “Prophet Muhammad, who carried the message of Islam, was illiterate. The first divine world revealed to him was the imperative: ‘Read.’ The rest of the Qur’an…
Symposium on Religious Law اقرأ المزيد »
By: Azizah al-Hibri, Esq. “The new millennium is blowing winds of change over the Muslim world. After centuries of relative seclusion, Muslim women have awakened to their critical role in…
Redefining Muslim Women’s Roles in the Next Century اقرأ المزيد »
“The zina and rape laws of Pakistan are the subject of heated debate both inside and outside the Muslim world. Opponents of the Shari’a law have found in the subject…
Zina, Rape, and Islamic Law: An Islamic Legal Analysis of the Rape Laws in Pakistan اقرأ المزيد »
…the non-Muslim side, the problem has been one of trying to explain the Islamic marriage contract from world perspectives that are at times incongruent with it. This has led to…
The Nature Of The Islamic Marriage اقرأ المزيد »
…Americans have heard of Pakistan, and the reference is no longer exotic. Instead, the name conjures up confused images of women and non-Muslims in a third world country struggling to…
…women from around the world to study and learn from each other as well as top professors specializing in an array of fields. Read more in our Fall 2018 Newsletter….
Law & Leadership Summer Program 2018 اقرأ المزيد »
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