The Struggle of the Early Nizari Ismai'lis Against the Islamic World
The sect known as "the Assassins," a corruption of an Arabic word that means hashish smoker, is familiar to the West as a mystical cult of killers led by the "Man in the Mountain" encountered by the Crusaders. But it was not defeat at the hands of Christians that ended more than a century of Assassin rule; it was the massive and brutal invasion of ......
Although the principles of Shari'ah require banks and financial institutions to be structured on an interest-free basis, this does not mean that such institutions are charitable concerns. As long as a person advancing money expects to share in the profits earned (or losses incurred) by the other party, a stipulated proportion of profit is ......
The "Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law" provides a commentary on and analysis of emerging issues in a field of global significance. The latest volume includes: essays on the Palestinian "right of return", the Lockerbie trial, the Islamic law principle of "just exchange", and special issues in Ismaili, Saudi, and UAE law; ......
Practitioners and academics dealing with the Middle East can turn to the "Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law" for an instant source of information on the developments over an entire year in the region. The Yearbook covers Islamic and non-Islamic legal subjects, including the laws themselves, of some 20 Arab and other Islamic countries. The ......
Describes the inscriptions that ornament objects in the Arab world, demonstrating the centrality of the word in Islam, documents uses on monuments, metalwares, ceramics, textiles, and other objects, from declarations of ownership to Koranic verses, and explains their history and context.
Practitioners and academics dealing with the Middle East can turn to the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law for an instant source of information on the developments over an entire year in the region. The Yearbook covers Islamic and non-Islamic legal subjects, including the laws themselves, of some twenty Arab and other Islamic countries. ......
A theoretical and practical comparative analysis (with particular reference to modern legislation)
This book is a basic treatise for those practising and arbitrating in the legal and commercial aspects of business in Middle East Countries. It examines the influence of traditional Islamic law on modern legislation as it affects trade, contracting, banking and financial operations. This book is highly topical and serves the needs of academics, of ......
This reference on all the legal developments occurring throughout the region during 1995 contains articles on a broad range of topics, from mut'a al Talaq under Egyptian and Jordanian law to arbitration law in Kuwait and water law in Morocco. Also included are surveys of the legal and judicial systems of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia; as well as ......
