When the Islamic Institute of Civil Justice announced it would begin offering Sharia-based services in Ontario, a subsequent provincial government review gave qualified support for religious arbitration. However, the ensuing debate inflamed the passions of a wide range of Muslim and non-Muslim groups, garnered worldwide attention, and led to a ban on religiously based family…
Project Responsibilities: Scandinavia news and research Positions: Affiliated researcher with the Department of Political Social Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy Personal Website Area of Expertise: Modern Islamic History Islamist Social Movements Islam and Muslim Minorities in Scandinavia Sociology of Islam Background: Emin Poljarevic holds a PhD (2012) and M.Res. from the…
As the 2012 presidential election picks up steam, Republican candidates find it tempting and beneficial to bash Muslims as a way to attract voters. In the wake of the 2010 midterm elections, “Americans are learning what Europeans have known for years: Islam-bashing wins votes,” the journalist Michael Scott Moore wrote that November. At the time,…
This report by Julie Macfarlane (University of Windsor) for the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding addresses the shortcomings of Muslim communities when dealing with divorce, and what support and services counselors and community leaders can provide in times of marital crisis. The report has important conclusions and recommendations that can be a resource and discussion…
17/03/2012 – Autor: Hanif Escudero Uribe – Source: Instituto Halal The Halal Institute has considered necessary to advance in the development of the Halal Rule as the result of consensus of various Muslim parties, mainly consumers and producers, as well as various associations and Muslim communities that allow to achieve a shura (consensus) on important…
