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The Worldwide Spread of Extreme Shari'a Law
Radical Islam's Rules
The Worldwide Spread of Extreme Shari'a Law
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A major feature of the rise of Islamism in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and parts of the West is the rapid growth of a starkly repressive version of Islamic shari'a law, often fueled by funds and support from Saudi Arabia. The central purpose of Islamists, including terrorists, is to impose such law in all Muslim lands, and then throughout the world in a new Caliphate. Despite its importance, this worldwide growth of extreme shari'a is under-documented and little understood. By a comparative study over the last twenty-five years of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Sudan, Nigeria, Malaysia, and Indonesia, this book shows its terrible effects on human rights, especially the status of women and religious freedom, of Muslims as well as religious minorities, and on democracy itself. It also shows that such laws are a direct threat to the American interest of advancing democracy and human rights, that the United States lacks a policy for dealing with the spread of extreme shari'a, and concludes with policy recommendations for the United States regarding specific countries confronting extreme shari'a.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 About the Center for Religious Freedom
Chapter 5 Introduction: The Rise of Extreme Shari'a
Chapter 6 Shari'a in Saudi Arabia, Today and Tomorrow
Chapter 7 Shari'a Law in Iran
Chapter 8 Shari'a in Pakistan
Chapter 9 Shari'a in Sudan
Chapter 10 Nigeria: Shari'a in a Fragmented Country
Chapter 11 Islamization and Partial Shari'a in Malaysia
Chapter 12 Islamization, Creeping Shari'a, and Varied Responses in Indonesia
Chapter 13 Democracy and Islam in the New Constitution of Afghanistan
Chapter 14 Conclusion: American Responses to Extreme Shari'a
Chapter 15 Index
Chapter 16 About the Contributors
Product details
| Published | Feb 25 2005 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 248 |
| ISBN | 9780742543621 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Dimensions | 8 x 5 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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