Talk Islam » sharia

Saïd Amir Arjomand offers a critical re …

thabet — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:36:05 +0000

Saïd Amir Arjomand offers a critical review of Islam and The Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a.

Nigeria’s Islamic authority has told th …

thabet — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:14:44 +0000

Nigeria’s Islamic authority has told the man who has 86 wives to choose only four and repent within three days or else he will be sentenced to death.

Muslim women are to be “guaranteed equa …

thabet — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:12:56 +0000

Muslim women are to be “guaranteed equal rights in marriage under a new wedding contract negotiated by leading Islamic organisations and clerics in Britain”.

muse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:15:45 +0000

To defend itself against a lawsuit by the widows of three American soldiers who died on one of its planes in Afghanistan, a sister company of the private military firm Blackwater has asked a federal court to decide the case using Islamic law, known as Shari’a.

The article contains this gem:

Shari’a law does not hold a company responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of their work.

What “Shari’a law” holds this view? Where is this coming from?

Are Samurai a role model for devout musl …

aziz — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:39:08 +0000

Are Samurai a role model for devout muslims, substituting “the straight way” for the sword? Theorize.

Charles Kurzman is the latest to review …

thabet — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:11:45 +0000

Charles Kurzman is the latest to review Abdullahi An-Na’im’s Islam and the Secular State: Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari’a.

Apparently, An-Na’im’s book is available online (via AE).

Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland

muse — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:45:39 +0000

Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland. The state’s highest court unanimously ruled that “talaq” deprives the woman of due process and is contrary to the state’s public policy.

US News compares and contrasts

muse — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:29:25 +0000

US News compares and contrasts Noah Feldman Rise and Fall of the Islamic State and Abduallah An-Naim’s Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Sharia.

Feldman talks about his book on Colbert Report yesterday. Hilarity ensues.

“See me shake, sheikh?”