SHAHAM, Ron. Family and the Courts in Modern Egypt: a Study Based on Decisions by the Sharīʿa Courts, 1900-1955. Studies in Islamic Law and Society, vol. 3. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1997. Pp. xviii + 262. ISBN 90 04 10742 8. NLG 178.50; $105.00.

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Melissa Crouch

This article explores the ways Islam is recognized by the state in Southeast Asia, along with the scholarly debates that have arisen in response to these Islam-state configurations. It begins with an overview of the work of Professor M. B. Hooker, a pioneer of the field of comparative law in Southeast Asia, especially his study of Islamic law. It then considers how scholars have addressed the regulation and institutionalization of Islam in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore as well as the tensions and armed conflict between Muslim minorities and the state in Thailand and the Philippines, while largely overlooking Muslim minorities of Myanmar. Finally, it discusses the ongoing challenge of advocating for the importance of the study and contribution of Islamic law in Southeast Asia to the broader field of Islamic legal studies.


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