Islamic Law

This handbook is a detailed reference source comprising original articles covering the origins, history, theory and practice of Islamic law. The ha...

Harmonisation of law, a term that refers to the bringing together of two different legal traditions, has developed a negative connotation when cons...

Harmonisation of law, a term that refers to the bringing together of two different legal traditions, has developed a negative connotation when cons...

Harmonisation of law, a term that refers to the bringing together of two different legal traditions, has developed a negative connotation when cons...

Too often, Western encounters with the Islamic world commence with stereotypes and end with a renewed distance. Drawing from decades of experience ...

In Egypt's modern history, reform of personal status laws has often formed an integral part of political, cultural, and religious contestations amo...

Throughout history, Islamic law--through its jurists, judges, and scholars--has addressed various social, economic, and cultural issues, and has of...

Researchers have shed light on the literary production of the Ismailis since the early 1930s. The cataloguing of these work has been carried out by...

In this book, Omar Farahat presents a new way of understanding the work of classical Islamic theologians and legal theorists who maintained that di...

For over a century, intellectual property (IP) regimes have been justified using Western philosophical theories rooted in the idea that IP must rew...

Shariah law is a subject that is misunderstood and misrepresented by many in the West. More than simply a system of law, it is concerned with a set...