Publications & Lectures
"Middle East" in Islamic Family Law in a Changing World: A Global Resource Book, Zed Books, 2002
- Editors: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im
- Projects:
- The Future of Shari'a in Islamic Societies
- Islam and Human Rights Fellowship Program
- Islamic Family Law Project
- Format: Chapter
- Published: 2002, Zed Books
The authors explore the context of Islam in the Middle East by examining the region and its history, legal practices and institutions, seclusion of women, family in the region, marriage, dowry, brideprice, divorce, polygyny, custody of children, inheritance, and land rights. They also have a special emphasis on the legal profiles of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israle, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Other Resources
Lectures and Essays
- an-na im secularism critical to future of islamic law
- 3-19-2009 Western Law Needs Greater Grasp of Islamic Law
- An-Na'im: Globalization and Jurisprudence: An Islamic Law Perspective (ELJ, Vol. 54)
- islam and the Secular State offers universal message
Webcasts
- The Future of Shari'a: Secularism from an Islamic Perspective, January 29, 2007
- Sex, Marriage, and Family & the Religions of the Book: The Teachings of Nature, Religion, and Tradition, March 27, 2003