books.google.com - 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 influence, fierce internal struggles continue over how...http://books.google.com/books/about/Islamic_Law_and_the_Challenges_of_Modern.html?id=6YluNHQKSqAC&q=as+colonized+and+dominated+subjects,&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareIslamic Law and the Challenges of Modernity