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Just Released, An-Na’ims Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Sharia

An-Na’ims Islam and the Secular State was first published in Indonesia last year and is available on the Internet in eight languages spoken by Muslims. It is a product of An-Na’ims role in the Center for the Study of Law… … Continue reading

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Sharia Law and Student Loans:  Is Interest Deductible?

Today’s blog post was written with the assistance of Daniel S. Eckenrode.  Daniel received his JD and LLM in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law. He is avidly learning about US- Middle Eastern international taxation. Daniel’s interest in this field … Continue reading

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Sharia Law and the Mortgage Interest Deduction (Part II)

Today’s blog post was written with the assistance of Daniel S. Eckenrode.  Daniel received his JD and LLM in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law. He is avidly learning about US- Middle Eastern international taxation. Daniel’s interest in this … Continue reading

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Sharia Law and the Mortgage Interest Deduction (Part I)

Today’s blog post was written with the assistance of Daniel S. Eckenrode.  Daniel received his JD and LLM in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law. He is avidly learning about US- Middle Eastern international taxation. Daniel’s interest in this … Continue reading

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Federal appeals court considers Oklahoma Sharia law ban

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit [official website] on Monday heard arguments over whether state courts can consider international law—and in particular, Sharia law—in their decisions. State Question 755 [text, PDF] allows state courts to look … Continue reading

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