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“Shari’a” in Egypt for the perplexed

Nathan Brown notes that “shari’a” has “subtly different denotations and sharply different connotations in Egypt than it often does in the United States or Europe,” highlighting diversity within the Muslim world. Much of what he writes about Islamic law applies to wider contexts and improves readers' overall understanding of “shari’a.”
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Kansas lawmakers pass ban on Islamic law

Kansas’s Republican controlled senate voted 33-3 to adopt a ban on foreign laws this week, widely understood to target Islamic law. The proposal awaits Governor Sam Brownback’s veto or approval. Andy Marso at The Capitol Journal explains that the bill was spearheaded by Rep. Peggy Mast, R-Emporia, who, along with Rep. Jan Pauls, D-Hutchinson, has [...]
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Sharia: What It Is and What It Isn’t

For Muslims, Sharia is the way they believe God wants us to live in the world. One would look to a particular source of understanding of what God wants us to do and would follow that way. Sharia literally means “way” or “street.” Sharia would be the way or the path a Muslim would want to follow what God wants us to do as living our lives in a spiritual way. What often gets mixed up and misunderstood are the particular details of laws that would govern an individual Muslim’s life.

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