In the wake of anti-sharīʿa marches across the United States, Senior Scholar Asifa Quraishi-Landes clarifies in the Religion News Service the history of state and religious law in Islamic legal … Continue reading “How anti-Shariah marches mistake Muslim concepts of state and religious law”: Asifa Quraishi-Landes in the Religion News Service
What Does It Mean for U.S. Court Decisions to be “Based On” Islamic Law?
SHARIAsource editor Will Smiley questions the strength of the arguments behind proposed "anti-sharīʿa" legislation in Montana, including claims of Islamic law undermining American law. Americans continue to debate, as they have since … Continue reading What Does It Mean for U.S. Court Decisions to be “Based On” Islamic Law?
Excerpt :: On Muslims’ agenda: Fight anti-Sharia proposals in US states
SHARIAsource editor Will Smiley shares in the Washington Post his expertise on the motives of new anti-sharia legislation in some states. Citation: Marcelo, Philip. "On Muslims’ agenda: Fight anti-Sharia proposals in … Continue reading Excerpt :: On Muslims’ agenda: Fight anti-Sharia proposals in US states
Islamic Law in US Courts: Aleem v. Aleem, 947 A.2d 489 (Md. Ct. App. 2008)
We use real cases to show how U.S. Courts consider Islamic law. Like any other legal framework, Islamic law defines and dignifies the institutions people hold dear, including marriage and … Continue reading Islamic Law in US Courts: Aleem v. Aleem, 947 A.2d 489 (Md. Ct. App. 2008)
TRENDING: When is a Texas “poll” about sharīʿa not really a poll and not really about sharīʿa?
Recently in Texas, a state legislator, Representative Kyle Biedermann, sent out what he called a poll to mosques across the state. A copy of the loyalty test-style letter and reform-of-Islam … Continue reading TRENDING: When is a Texas “poll” about sharīʿa not really a poll and not really about sharīʿa?
LEGISLATION COMMENT: When State Legislative Bans on Islamic Law Contravene Federal Constitutional Law
Guest poster Saeed A. Khan writes about how "anti-Sharia" bills are often used as tools to push through other legislation. This piece was first published in the Detroit Free Press on July 20th … Continue reading LEGISLATION COMMENT: When State Legislative Bans on Islamic Law Contravene Federal Constitutional Law
No, Newt: Anti-Sharīʿa Rhetoric Doesn’t Change the Law
US Editor Abed Awad summarizes the inaccuracy of Newt Gingrich's proposal. Newt Gingrich told Fox News in an interview last Thursday that “Western civilization is in a war. We should frankly test … Continue reading No, Newt: Anti-Sharīʿa Rhetoric Doesn’t Change the Law