Publications
"North Africa" in Islamic Family Law in a Changing World: A Global Resource Book, Zed Books, 2002
- Editors: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im
- Projects:
- Islamic Legal Studies
- The Future of Shari'a in Islamic Societies
- Islamic Family Law Project
- The Child in Law, Religion, and Society
- Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective
- Format: Chapter
- Published: 2002, Zed Books
The authors explore the context of Islam in North Africa 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 the legal profiles of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.
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)
- An-Na'im: The Future of Law, Religion, and Human Rights - The Law and Morality of Human Rights in Islamic Societies
- islam and the Secular State offers universal message
- Rahman: Proselytism and Islam in Southern Africa (EILR, Vol. 14)
Webcasts
- Islamic Law in Britain: a Minor Problem or a Problem for the Minority?, March 18, 2009
- The Future of Shari'a: Secularism from an Islamic Perspective, January 29, 2007