Rethinking Shari’a : Voices of Islam in California

This article reveals new thinking about the meaning of shari’a (roughly translated as Islamic law) in the everyday lives of Muslims. Proposals to ban shari’a, adopted across the United States and overseas, beg the question, "what is shari’a?" Varied individual Mulsim responses to that ques...

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Veröffentlicht in:Boom: A Journal of California. - University of California Press, 2011. - 5(2015), 4, Seite 94-99
1. Verfasser: Massoud, Mark Fathi (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Moore, Kathleen M.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Boom: A Journal of California
Schlagworte:Arab convert diversity enlightenment environment equality ethics faith freedom hijab mehr... immigrants Islam Islamic law justice law and society marriage misrepresentation mosque Muslim prayer Qur’an shari’a South Asian University of California veil Behavioral sciences Religion Business Applied sciences Arts