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Islamic Lebanese Divorce in USA
By Gabriel Sawma · 12 years ago
Historical Background
Lebanon was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until World War One. Relief came in September 1918 when the British army moved along with the Arab forces into Palestine and opened the ...
Islamic Divorce in New York State
By Gabriel Sawma · 12 years ago
Muslims residing in the State of New York are in a dual situation when it comes to the implementation of family law. On one hand, they are governed by the religious law of Islam, known ...
Islamic Women Divorce Laws in Egypt
By Gabriel Sawma · 12 years ago
Under the rules of Islamic sharia, the husband can end his marriage unilaterally by simply announcing the words "I divorce my wife" or "I divorce you" three times. He does not need to justify his ...
Pakistani Muslim Divorce in USA
By Gabriel Sawma · 12 years ago
Pakistani men residing in the U.S. travel to their homeland to get divorce decrees from Pakistan. They return back to the United States and seek recognition and enforcement of the Pakistani Islamic divorce decree in ...
The Khul' Divorce in Egypt
By Gabriel Sawma · 12 years ago
Under the rules of divorce in Islamic sharia, a husband has the prerogative right to divorce his wife any time, any place, with or without any reason. Under certain conditions, the wife may request from ...
Iranian Muslim Divorce in USA
By Gabriel Sawma · 12 years ago
Muslim men with Iranian passports may choose to go back to Iran and obtain a fast track divorce in that country by stating three times, "I divorce my wife" in the presence of two male ...
The Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East
By Gabriel Sawma · 12 years ago
As the United States and its allies struggle to get to grips with its new challenges in the Middle East and North Africa, pundits, scholars and journalists have combed every inch of the Muslim Brotherhood’s ...
Prohibition of Interest Rate in Islamic Finance
By Gabriel Sawma · 13 years ago
Islamic economics is referred to as the application of Islamic Shari’a law in economic activity. This form of economics has attracted banks and financial institutions in more than 56 countries including Europe and the United ...
The Wali (Guardian) in Islamic Marriages According to the Hanafi Jurisprudence
By Gabriel Sawma · 14 years ago
The "wali" or guardian in Islam is a Muslim individual responsible for the well being of the bride before her marriage. His duty is to ensure that the groom is reliable and trustworthy to marry ...
The Nafaqah in Islam
By Prof. Gabriel Sawma · 14 years ago
In Islamic Shari’a, nafaqa is defined as an obligation of material support for the wife and children. This is a gendered entity in Islamic marriage, as long as the marriage has been consummated. When the ...
Islamic Divorce in US Courts
By Gabriel Sawma · 14 years ago
U.S. Courts do not apply Islamic Shari'a law because it violates the Establishment Clause set in the United States Constitution; they apply foreign law when necessary. American Courts do apply foreign law in certain cases ...