Reza Ismail wrote: "I would like to pose the following question to you Prof: In Islam’s encounter with modernity it is faced with a plethora of non-standard contexts onto which Shar`i positions need to be established. In one response approach, scholars like Fazlur Rahman for example, have advocated a movement... read more →
Nov
20
Nov
19
http://ondemand.duke.edu/video/24337/ebrahim-moosa-on-shariah-law
Nov
17
Watch me live online Friday 19 November beginning at 12 PM U.S. Eastern Time here -- http://www.ustream.tv/dukeuniversity The topic is Sharia. You can ask anything you wish. Look forward to you joining us. * Send a question before, or during, the webcast by email (live@duke.edu) or Twitter (#dukelive)
Nov
06
I wrote this brief reflection for the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) on the recent US midterm elections. American civil religion took a massive shellacking all summer in a momentum that reached into the fall as politicians on both sides of the aisle demonized Islam and Muslims. Boosted by the... read more →
Oct
01
Question from a Correspondent After studying history, politics, society, and culture, I realized that multiple factors shaped what we call Sharia. This means to profess this idea of perfect faith and Sharia would be wrong. But to... read more →