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Contemporary Rulings in Shi'i Law
Translated by Hamid Mavani

Finding the Law: Islamic Law (Sharia)
By Andrew Grossman
LLRX.com Feature, August 1, 2002.

Imam Yahya Hendi
Muslim Chaplain, Georgetown University
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  • Fatwas
    Islamic Law has consistently condemned terrorism.
    "The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) reaffirms Islam's condemnation of terrorism and religious extremism by issuing this fatwa, or formal religious ruling."

International Crisis Group

Islamic Laws
"These are the Islamic Laws according to the Fatawa of Ayatullah al Uzama Syed Ali al-Husaini Seestani. This is the English Version of Taudhihul Masae'l, translated by the World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities."

Library of Congress Exhibitions

  • Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert of Timbuktu
    "Timbuktu, Mali, is the legendary city founded as a commercial center in West Africa nine hundred years ago. Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the ancient manuscripts presented in this exhibition cover every aspect of human endeavor and are indicative of the high level of civilization attained by West Africans during the Middle Ages and provide irrefutable proof of a powerful African literary tradition. Scholars in the fields of Islamic Studies and African Studies believe that analysis of these texts will cause Islamic, West African, and World History to be reevaluated."
    Includes examples of Islamic Law.

Preliminary Bibliography: Crimes of Honour
"This bibliography has been prepared under the auspices of the Project on Strategies of Response to Crimes of 'Honour' a joint project between CIMEL (Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law) and INTERIGHTS (International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights). It includes annotations of published material from books and journals followed by case summaries."