Speaking in God's Name
Islamic Law, Authority and Women
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Release Date: 27/08/2001
Islamic Law, Authority and Women. This review of the ethics of the Islamic legal system suggests that misinterpretation by authoritarian readings result in the repression of Muslim women. Using both religious and secular sources, the author proposes a new approach that returns to the original spirit of the Muslim legal system. Drawing on both religious and secular sources, this challenging book argues that divinely ordained law is frequently misinterpreted by Muslim authorities at the expense of certain groups, including women. Khaled Abou El Fadl cites a series of injustices in Islamic society and ultimately proposes a return to the original ethics at the heart of the Muslim legal system.