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Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott put Islam, Sharia law at the center of the GOP convention in Dallas on Thursday, Sept. 10. Why?

I have been asked about the perceived rise of Sharia law in the U.S. I wanted to address that issue and do so here. Could Sharia law take hold in the U.S.? The short answer is—if America is eternally ...

The latest book from Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud, Shari‘a, Inshallah: Finding God in Somali Legal Politics, challenges Western notions of Islam and secular law-making by ...

With the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan there are fears they will reimpose their harsh interpretation of sharia law. Most Muslim nations incorporate elements of sharia in their legal systems, ...

PHOENIX — Following Texas and some other states, an Arizona Senate panel has voted to ban the use of Sharia law in Arizona. Current law already prohibits Arizona courts from recognizing foreign law in ...

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As Muslims gain in numbers and influence in the United States, they've become more reluctant to assimilate — to become Americanized. A Washington Post columnist released an op-ed last week under the ...

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) likened Islamic religious practices to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. The Republican-convened hearing, “Sharia-Free ...

Islam and Sharia law became an unexpected focus of the Republican National Midterm Convention, as Texas' top Republicans used the national stage to warn voters about what they described as a growing ...