Policing Muslim communities : comparative international context /
"Recently the Islamic world is undergoing political crisis and social unrest in no small measure due to conflict between traditionalism and modernism. At the center of this contention is the role of Sharia in Muslim society and the keeping of order. With this global discourse in mind, [this boo...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer,
c2012
New York : [2012] |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : policing by religion
- The concept of punishment under sharia
- Policing muslims in Western democracies
- Human rights and Islamic law
- Police and the administration of justice in medieval India
- Policing the Muslim community in India
- Policing minorities in the Arab world
- Policing Muslims in a "combat/peace" environment : the case of "policing by religion" in Israel
- Conclusions : pathways towards an equity and parity in policing