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Rethinking Mali's Political Culture

June 28, 2012

by Alex Thurston The MNLA and Ansar al Din have dominated the headlines about Mali this spring and...

Mass Wedding in Kano

June 11, 2012

by Alex Thurston A recent story from Nigeria, one that touches on both marriage and shari’a, offers the possibility...

Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria: Politics, Policies and Conclusions

June 6, 2012

by Alex Thurston Government-run Islamic schools, then, are to be a source of “counter-radicalization” as well as a means...

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Identity, Crisis: Shari'a Law in Nigerian Politics

March 5, 2012

by Alex Thurston In 1999, Nigeria...

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Pictures at an Exhibition

September 18, 2011

By Abby Ohlheiser Photos by Merel van Beeren "Why should a dog, a horse, a rat have life, and the Hartmanns...

Wiesenfeld's Obsessions

May 13, 2011

Examine what is said, not him who speaks. - Arab Proverb According to The Forward, it's tough times for...

Shari'ah, Fearing the Unknown

November 20, 2010

In news story after news story, the fear of Islam -- and specifically of "creeping" Shari'ah law --...

It's Not Even About A Mosque This Time

November 4, 2010

Elissa Lerner: Have you been losing sleep over the crippling anxiety that Islamic law might one day trump Constitutional...

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The Perversion of the Shari'ah andthe Limits of Tolerance

September 6, 2010

By Tariq al-Jamil This article is part of an ongoing series that examines what Shari'ah is, how the...

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Contesting the Sharia: The Ideological Interpretation (and Misinterpretation) of Islamic Law

August 3, 2010

by Najam Haider The proposed construction of a mosque in the vicinity of Ground Zero in New York City has...

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The Problem of Equating Shari'ah with Law

July 30, 2010

This article is the first of an ongoing series that will examine what shari’ah is, how the media often...

Rethinking Mali's Political Culture

Mass Wedding in Kano

Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria: Politics, Policies and Conclusions

Identity, Crisis: Shari'a Law in Nigerian Politics

Pictures at an Exhibition

Wiesenfeld's Obsessions

Shari'ah, Fearing the Unknown

It's Not Even About A Mosque This Time

The Perversion of the Shari'ah andthe Limits of Tolerance

Contesting the Sharia: The Ideological Interpretation (and Misinterpretation) of Islamic Law

The Problem of Equating Shari'ah with Law

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