discrimination in Muslim societies. We hypothesize that those Muslim countries in which (political) Islam constitutes an important … words, as Islam becomes a constitutionally prescribed source of legisla-tion in Muslim societies, it is expected that … the su-premacy of Islam and Shari’a is constitutionally entrenched, religious minorities are in-deed likely to face more …

This paper considers arguments about Islam and women's welfare, and, at greater length, how legal systems with Islamic …

The purpose of this article, more particularly, is to explore the place of Islam in the modern world-a world which … contemporary writers increasingly try to understand by invoking the notions of democracy and civil society.For many, then, Islam … Islam is not the threat it is taken to be. But to understand why, it is necessary to acquire a surer grasp of the nature of …