"Beginning in the late eighteenth century, British rule transformed the relationship between law, society, and the state in South Asia. But qazis and muftis, alongside ordinary people without formal training in law, fought back as the colonial system in India sidelined Islamic l…
"Beginning in the late eighteenth century, British rule transformed the relationship between law, society, and the state in South Asia. But qazis and muftis, alongside ordinary people without formal training in law, fought back as the colonial system in India sidelined Islamic l…
Where is dár al-islám, and who defines its boundaries in the 21st century? In this book, Sarah Albrecht explores the variety of ways in which contemporary Sunni Muslim scholars, intellectuals, and activists reinterpret the Islamic legal tradition of dividing the world into dár a…
Where is dār al-islām , and who defines its boundaries in the 21st century? In Dār al-Islām Revisited. Territoriality in Contemporary Islamic Legal Discourse on Muslims in the West , Sarah Albrecht explores the variety of ways in which contemporary Sunni Muslim scholars, intelle…
"In this volume, a microhistorical approach is employed to provide a transcription, translation, and case-study of the proceedings (written in Latin, Italian and Arabic) of the Roman Inquisition on Malta's 1605 trial of the 'Moorish' slave Sellem Bin al-Sheikh Mansur, who was ac…
Introduction / Alex Mallett, Dionisius A. Agius and Catherine Rider -- The trial of Sellem bin al-Sheikh Mansur before the Roman Inquisitionon Malta,1605 : transcription and translation / Alex Mallett and Catherine Rider -- TheTrial of Sellem : a microhistorical commentary / Ale…
"In this volume, a microhistorical approach is employed to provide a transcription, translation, and case-study of the proceedings (written in Latin, Italian and Arabic) of the Roman Inquisition on Malta's 1605 trial of the 'Moorish' slave Sellem Bin al-Sheikh Mansur, who was ac…
"In this volume, a microhistorical approach is employed to provide a transcription, translation, and case-study of the proceedings (written in Latin, Italian, and Arabic) of the Roman Inquisition on Malta's 1605 trial of the 'Moorish' slave Sellem Bin al-Sheikh Mansur, who was a…
"Muslims have lived in Europe for hundreds of years. Only in 1878, however, did many of them become formal citizens of European states. Muslims and the Making of Europe shows how this massive shift in citizenship rights transformed both Muslims' daily lives and European laws and…
Muslim rights and political belonging after the Congress of Berlin -- Confessional sovereignty and the formation of a Muslim legal other -- Survival and autonomy: lessons of the Balkan Wars and the First World War -- Second or third class citizens: becoming minorities after Worl…
"Muslims have lived in Europe for hundreds of years. Only in 1878, however, did many of them become formal citizens of European states. 'Muslims and the making of [modern] Europe' shows how this massive shift in citizenship rights transformed both Muslims' daily lives and Europe…
"Muslims have lived in Europe for hundreds of years. Only in 1878, however, did many of them become formal citizens of European states. Muslims and the Making of Europe shows how this massive shift in citizenship rights transformed both Muslims' daily lives and European laws and…
Islamophobia and the law
Introduction / Khaled A. Beydoun and Cyra Akila Choudhury -- The Citizen and the Terrorist / Leti Volpp -- Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration Law After September 11, 2001 : the Targeting of Arabs and Muslims / Susan Akram and Kevin Johnson -- Constructing Good Aliens and Good C…