This unit is aimed at understanding the complex world of Muslim women today. This is an exploration of the role of the sharia in different Muslim societies. The origins of Islamic jurisprudence are surveyed, along with Islamic legal institutions. There is a comparative examination of the sharia and western legal systems. The unit concentrates on the central importance of the sharia in the organisation of Muslim societies, and the problems being confronted today.
Business is business, and religion is religion' has little meaning in a devout Muslim community.
This unit explains the Islamic economic system and the values which influence it in different Muslim communities. The Muslim minority in southern Thailand is developing a distinct Islamic identity within Thai culture. The distinct Islamic contributions to Thai culture, society and economic development will be considered. A comparison with the situation in the Philippines also receives attention. First or second semester.