Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a Gemma Files ASIN: 1799759822

ASIN: 1799759822

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Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a Gemma Files ASIN: 1799759822What should be the place of ShariaIslamic religious lawin predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this ambitious and topical book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Sharia, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies. An Naim argues that the coercive enforcement of Sharia by the state betrays the Qurans insistence on voluntary