Islamic Law and the Challenges of Modernity by Nathan J. Brown, Adel Omar Sherif ; Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen ; Nadia Yakoob (Fragomen ; Del Rey ; Bernsen & Loewy) ;, Barbara Freyer Stowasser, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Wael B. Hallaq

Islamic Law and the Challenges of Modernity

Nathan J. Brown, Adel Omar Sherif ; Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen ; Nadia Yakoob (Fragomen ; Del Rey ; Bernsen & Loewy) ;, Barbara Freyer Stowasser, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Wael B. Hallaq

276 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

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Since Europeans first colonized Arab lands in the 19th century, they have been pressing to have the area's indigenous laws and legal systems accord with Western models. Although most Arab states now have national codes of law that reflect Western ...

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