Islamic Law
Sharia (, Arabic: شَرِيعَة [ʃaˈriːʕah]), Islamic law, or redundantly Sharia law, is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the hadith. In Arabic, the term sharīʿah refers to God's immutable divine law and is contrasted with fiqh, which refers to its human scholarly interpretations. The manner of its application in modern times has been a subject of dispute between Muslim fundamentalists and modernists.Traditional theory of Islamic jurisprudence recognizes four sources of Sharia: the Quran, sunnah (authentic hadith), qiyas (analogical reasoning), and ijma (juridical consensus). Different …
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FPRI: Foreign Policy Research Institute · 30 September 2024 English
In an age of artificial intelligence and weapons of high technology (and great cost), we forget that the most effective weapon system we possess is brainpower. Brainpower does not require …
Western concepts of law are poles apart from Islamic law deriving from the Word of God. ) Some units air-dropped …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 24 September 2024 English
Abhishek Mishra* On 15th July 2021, the South African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) was deployed in the Cabo Delgado province in northeastern Mozambique as a regional response to …
counter- counter-society ruled exclusively by the Islamic law (Sharia) society ruled exclusively and gain access … access to resources and power. by the Islamic law (Sharia) and gain access to In 2010, large number of …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 24 September 2024 English
Abhishek Mishra* On 15th July 2021, the South African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) was deployed in the Cabo Delgado province in northeastern Mozambique as a regional response to …
counter- counter-society ruled exclusively by the Islamic law (Sharia) society ruled exclusively and gain access … access to resources and power. by the Islamic law (Sharia) and gain access to In 2010, large number of …
UN: The United Nations · 20 September 2024 English
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(consultation) and equality, in accordance with Islamic law. Article 47 of the same law stipulates that …
World Bank Group · 18 September 2024 English
In some developing countries, women’s labor force participation remains persistently low. This gives rise to questions regarding what types of employment opportunities or interventions can draw women into work in …
Tucker, J. (2008) Women, Family, and Gender in Islamic Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. U.S …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 17 September 2024 English
We are constantly being reminded that this is a world in crisis and a global disorder looms. Challenges from great-power contestation to the collapse of the multilateral order are shaping …
with Taliban’s interpretation of the Sharia, or Islamic law, people have been targeted and sanctioned, with … 2001 was marked by its strict interpretation of Islamic law, characterised by severe restrictions on women’s …
World Bank Group · 16 September 2024 English
In some developing countries, women's labor force participation remains persistently low. This gives rise to questions regarding what types of employment opportunities or interventions can draw women into work in …
Tucker, J. (2008) Women, Family, and Gender in Islamic Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. U.S …
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 16 September 2024 English
Today, Africa has the world’s largest number of women heading constitutional courts and acting as chief justices. This historic fact should play an important role in overcoming gender inequality broadly …
over by a Kadhi, who is a judge trained in Islamic law and appointed by the government. Legal tradition …
World Bank Group · 11 September 2024 English
ensure recognition of people’s rights under the Islamic law. Councils of elders, drawing heavily on religious …
Amnesty International · 10 September 2024 English
A year on from Imran Khan’s conviction and sentencing, Amnesty International has found several fair trial violations under international human rights standards which have resulted in his arbitrary detention, denying …
former marriage under some interpretations of Islamic law. Bushra and Imran were sentenced to seven years …
