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Article: Islamic and/or Middle Eastern law?
- Article from:
- The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Article date:
- September 10, 2009
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Byline: John Donohue
Summary:
Chibli Mallat's "Introduction to Middle Eastern Law" is the unpretentious title of this provocative approach to law in the Middle East.AaWhy Middle Eastern Law and not Islamic law? After all, it is Islamic law which dominates the region.AaThe answer is that "Islamic law is set in history against a wide Middle Eastern legal continuum that starts with Hammurabi.
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Chibli Mallat's "Introduction to Middle Eastern Law" is the unpretentious title of this provocative approach to law in the Middle East.AaWhy Middle Eastern Law and not Islamic law? After all, it is Islamic law which dominates the ...