Muslim and American?: Straddling Islamic Law and U.S. Justice

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LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010 - Law - 299 pages
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Hanshaw explores the often competing demands that confront American Muslims from Islamic religious law and secular law. The conflict extends into many aspects of daily life, ranging from issues concerning divorce and child custody to the interpretation of contracts. The receptivity of U.S. courts to claims rooted in Islamic legal principles has been uneven, leaving Muslims in a state of uncertainty. As well, U.S. courts have often struggled to interpret Islamic law provisions. At the heart of Hanshaw's legal analysis lies the very personal question of whether weaknesses in U.S. judicial proces ...

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Contents

Chapters
19
The Qadi and Images of Injustice
39
Terrorism and Jihad
61
Copyright

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About the author (2010)

Mark E. Hanshaw is an assistant professor of comparative Religious studies at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies and a J.D. He previously served as senior advisor to the U.S. Under Secretary for Export Administration. He is a Fulbright Scholar and a Rotary International Fellow.

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TitleMuslim and American?: Straddling Islamic Law and U.S. Justice
Law & society : recent scholarship
Law and society
AuthorMark E. Hanshaw
PublisherLFB Scholarly Pub., 2010
ISBN1593323948, 9781593323943
Length299 pages
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Law / Civil Rights
Law / Conflict of Laws
  
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