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Author: Shaheen Sardar Ali (University of Warwick)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9781107639096
ISBN 10: 1107639093
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 06 October 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'Ali explores the operation of Islamic law in Muslim daily life, combining theoretical perspectives with investigation into how local understandings impact the application of law.' Law and Social Inquiry 'Ali explores the operation of Islamic law in Muslim daily life, combining theoretical perspectives with investigation into how local understandings impact the application of law.' Law and Social Inquiry
'Ali explores the operation of Islamic law in Muslim daily life, combining theoretical perspectives with investigation into how local understandings impact the application of law.' Law and Social Inquiry
'Ali explores the operation of Islamic law in Muslim daily life, combining theoretical perspectives with investigation into how local understandings impact the application of law.' Law and Social Inquiry 'Ali's Modern Challenges to Islamic Law is a substantial and original contribution to the study of Islamic law today ... especially for readers with a relevant interest, reading Modern Challenges chapter by chapter or in full will be an enlightening and exciting experience that will hopefully be enjoyed by a wide range of experts and enrich discussions about the developments in Islamic normativity in modern times.' Bjoern Bentlage, translated from Zeitschrift fur Recht & Islam (Journal of Law and Islam)
'Ali explores the operation of Islamic law in Muslim daily life, combining theoretical perspectives with investigation into how local understandings impact the application of law.' Law and Social Inquiry 'Ali's Modern Challenges to Islamic Law is a substantial and original contribution to the study of Islamic law today … especially for readers with a relevant interest, reading Modern Challenges chapter by chapter or in full will be an enlightening and exciting experience that will hopefully be enjoyed by a wide range of experts and enrich discussions about the developments in Islamic normativity in modern times.' Björn Bentlage, translated from Zeitschrift für Recht & Islam (Journal of Law and Islam)
Author Information
Shaheen Sardar Ali is Professor of Law at the University of Warwick and formerly Vice-Chair of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (2008–14). She has served as Professor II at Universitetet i Oslo, as well as Professor of Law and Director of the Women's Study Centre at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. She has served as the first woman Cabinet Minister for Health, Population Welfare and Women's Development in the Government of the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan and Chair of Pakistan's first National Commission on the Status of Women. She served on the Prime Minister's Consultative Committee for Women, and the Senate National Commission of Enquiry on the Status of Women, both in Pakistan. Professor Ali has received a number of national and international awards including the Public Sector Award (Asian Women Achievements Awards) 2005, the British Muslims Annual Honours achievement plaque in the House of Lords, 2002, Star Woman of the Year 1996 in the field of law (Pakistan), the Presidential Award (Aizaz-i-Fazeelat) in 1992 for contribution to the teaching and research in higher education (Pakistan), and an honourable mention in the UNESCO Prize for the Teaching of Human Rights in 1992. In 2012, she was named one of the 100 most influential women of Pakistan. Professor Ali has published extensively in a number of areas including human rights, women's rights, children's rights, Islamic law and jurisprudence, international law and gender studies.
