Muslim minorities and citizenship : authority, communities and Islamic law /

Main Author: Oliver-Dee, Sean, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012
Series:Library of Modern Religion ; 23
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Historical and theological background. State, citizenship and the law: Islamic theology and history ; Anglo-French imperial interaction with Islam: historical contextualisation.
  • Islam in minority: citizenship and the Ummah. Should Muslims always obey those in Authority over them, even when they are not muslims? ; From Ijtihad to Khilafah state: on what level should the notion of the Muslim community function?
  • Islam in minority: Shari'a and the state. The introduction of Shari'a into British imperial India: issues and questions ; French imperial interaction with Shari'a ; The New World: Citizenship, Identity and the New Europe