Publications & Lectures
"Southern Africa" in Islamic Family Law in a Changing World: A Global Resource Book, Zed Books, 2002
- Editors: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im
- Projects:
- Islamic Family Law Project
- The Child in Law, Religion, and Society
- Sex, Marriage, and Family & the Religions of the Book
- The Child in World Religions
- Islamic Legal Studies
- The Future of Shari'a in Islamic Societies
- Format: Chapter
- Published: 2002, Zed Books
The authors explore the context of Islam in Southern 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.
Other Resources
Lectures and Essays
- 3-19-2009 Western Law Needs Greater Grasp of Islamic Law
- an-na im secularism critical to future 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
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 Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Scriptures, March 27, 2003