Sharia Incorporated: A Comparative Overview of the Legal Systems of Twelve Muslim Countries in Past and Present (Amsterdam University Press - Leiden University Press Academic)

The aim of Sharia Incorporated is to provide unbiased and contextual information about a topic that has of late been hijacked by politics in the Muslim world as well as in the West. Sharia Incorporated, written by laudable international scholars, is an ambitious study of the incorporation of Islamic law traditions into national legal systems. The book also explores the sensitive topic of 'Western' human rights and other rule of law standards in a Muslim world. It provides an in-depth analysis of the role of sharia in the historical and legal formation of twelve representative Muslim states, with a unique comparison of key issues raised by the 'Islamic awakening' of recent decades. In the preface Jan Michiel Otto goes to the heart of the prevailing environment in which Western discourses tend to oversimplify the substance and effect of Islam and sharia. "Sharia incorporated is essential reading for anyone who seeks a better informed, more nuanced picture of law in Muslim majority countries than we normally get. Without being starry-eyed, the country studies show the complexity of reconciling law with custom, and religious with secular laws. Sometimes violent Puritanism clashes with older forms of religious discourse, market economies affect older ways of life, and modern states struggle to make traditional and modern institutions cohere. If nothing else, this book offers a necessary antidote to glib thinking and ignorant prejudice" Ian Buruma Watch a clarification on the book by Jan Michiel Otto" here. Sharia Incorporated Is An Ambitious Study Of How Islamic Law Traditions Have Been Incorporated Into The National Legal Systems Throughout The Muslim World. Both Puritan Islamists And Western Alarmists Tend To Oversimplify And Misrepresent The Role And Position Of Sharia. In Response, This Book Takes Stock Of The Actual Legal Positions, Putting Them Into Their Socio-political And Historical Contexts. The Twelve Country Chapters, Each Written By Laudable International Scholars Speak To The Historical Evolution Of Islamic, Legal, And Political Ideas And Practices. They Consider The Key Legal Issues Raised By The 'islamic Awakening' Of Recent Decades. Otto's Conclusion Presents The Main Findings Of This Unique Comparative Study And Explains Why The Incorporation Of Sharia Is Such A Thorny Governance Problem For An Government In Today's Muslim World. It Is Intended That This Wealth Of Facts And Analyses Contributes To Current Debates On Sharia, Law, And Politics--publisher's Description, P. [4] Of Cover. Introduction: Investigating The Role Of Sharia In National Law / Jan Michiel Otto -- Sharia And National Law In Egypt / Maurits Berger And Nadia Sonneveld -- Sharia And National Law In Morocco / Léon Buskens -- Sharia And National Law In Saudi Arabia / Esther Van Eijk -- Shariʻa And National Law In The Sudan / Olaf Köndgen -- Islam And National Law In Turkey / Mustafa Koçak -- Sharia And National Law In Afghanistan / Nadjma Yassari And Mohammad Hamid Saboory -- Sharia And National Law In Iran / Ziba Mir-hosseini -- Sharia And National Law In Pakistan / Martin Lau -- Sharia And National Law In Indonesia / Jan Michiel Otto -- Sharia And National Law In Malaysia / Andrew Harding -- Sharia And National Law In Mali / Dorothea Schulz -- Sharia And National Law In Nigeria / Philip Ostien And Albert Dekker -- Towards Comparative Conclusions On The Role Of Sharia In National Law / Jan Michiel Otto. Editor, Jan Michiel Otto. Includes Bibliographical References. Table of contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Editorial note......Page 11 Preface......Page 12 1. Introduction: investigating the role of sharia in national law......Page 18 2. Sharia and national law in Egypt......Page 52 3. Sharia and national law in Morocco......Page 90 4. Sharia and national law in Saudi Arabia......Page 140 5 Shari‘a and national law in the Sudan......Page 182 6. Islam and national law in Turkey ......Page 232 7. Sharia and national law in Afghanistan......Page 274 8. Sharia and national law in Iran ......Page 320 9. Sharia and national law in Pakistan......Page 374 10. Sharia and national law in Indonesia......Page 434 11. Sharia and national law in Malaysia......Page 492 12. Sharia and national law in Mali......Page 530 13. Sharia and national law in Nigeria......Page 554 14. Towards comparative conclusions on the role of sharia in national law......Page 614 Annexe: Tables......Page 656 Glossary......Page 662 About the contributors......Page 674 The aim of Sharia Incorporated is to provide unbiased and contextual information about a topic that has of late been hijacked by politics in the Muslim world as well as in the West. Sharia Incorporated, written by laudable international scholars, is an ambitious study of the incorporation of Islamic law traditions into national legal systems. The book also explores the sensitive topic of 'Western' human rights and other rule of law standards in a Muslim world. It provides an in-depth analysis of the role of sharia in the historical and legal formation of twelve representative Muslim states, with a unique comparison of key issues raised by the 'Islamic awakening' of recent decades. In the preface Jan Michiel Otto goes to the heart of the prevailing environment in which Western discourses tend to oversimplify the substance and effect of Islam and sharia. Watch a clarification on the book by Jan Michiel Otto( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu1yF_nhvVc) here