Sharia and Islamic Law implemented in modern legal systems



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 "VOR’s Carmen Russell-Sluchansky takes a look at Islamic Law and its implementation around the world in his special edition of Legally Speaking. Post-Arab spring revolutions, after which Islamic parties are now vying for power in rebuilding nations such as Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, have seen many concerned with possibility Islamic Law being implemented in new legal systems that will govern those nations. Mark D. Welton, Professor of International and Comparative Law at the United States Military Academy in West Point NY, David Cook, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University,and Hassan Shibly, Executive Director of the Florida Council on American Islamic Relations, share their take on the idea of Islamic Law and what Sharia really stands for. " [Listen Here]