…serious Muslim scholars and activists are themselves troubled by these Pakistani laws regarding zina and rape. They view them as incompatible with basic Qur’anic principles and the prophetic tradition. Download…
Zina, Rape, and Islamic Law: An Islamic Legal Analysis of the Rape Laws in Pakistan اقرأ المزيد »
…disciplines. Its growing importance and relevance to our times is attested by the current explosion of publications on this theme and the spirited debate that often accompanies this topic.” Download…
Hermeneutics of Gendered Space and Discourse اقرأ المزيد »
…all times and for all places. Consequently, it is as relevant today to the United States and Indonesia as it was relevant to the Arabian tribes of the past.” Download…
Qur’anic Foundations of the Rights of Muslim Women in the Twenty-First Century اقرأ المزيد »
…Aleem – just then handed down by Maryland’s highest court, the Maryland Court of Appeals. I hope to approach this same case with more information and new insights into the…
Marriage in Pakistan – Divorce in Maryland – A Sequel (2009) اقرأ المزيد »
…(used here interchangeably). Although this law does not apparently target the French Muslim community in particular and will affect other religious minorities such as the Jewish and Sikh communities, it…
Laicite, Women’s Rights, and the Headscarf Issue in France اقرأ المزيد »
…to blam Islam for laws in Muslim countries which are oppressive to women. Muslim women tend to defend Islam in light of their familiarity with the ‘ideals of Islam’. Download…
Islam, Law, and Custom: Redefining Muslim Women’s Rights اقرأ المزيد »
…rendered invisible. For most Muslims it no longer represents the ijtihad of individuals. Instead, it has come to be viewed by them as an ‘objective’ reading of Qur’anic text.” Download…
An Introduction to Muslim Women’s Rights اقرأ المزيد »
…varieties. This approach also implies that discussing pluralism as a composite whole, or discussing only one aspect of it in isolation from its other applications, tends to invite ambiguity.” Download…
Diversity and Pluralism: A Qur’anic Perspective اقرأ المزيد »
…does not necessarily mean fighting, simply because self-exertion in the path of God and for cause beneficial to humanity may be udnertaken by peaceful as well as other means.” Download…
Issues in the understanding of Jihad and Ijtihad اقرأ المزيد »
…that of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Shatibi, to the theory of the maqasid. Section four looks into the differential approaches the ulama have taken toward the identification of the maqasid.” Download…
Maqasid Al-Shari’ah: The Objectives of Islamic Law اقرأ المزيد »
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