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Understanding the tension in Saoudi Arabia,
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This review is from: Islamic Law and Legal System: Studies of Saudi Arabia (Studies in Islamic Law and Society) (Hardcover)
This book offers a unique glimpse into the two forces that are trying to dominate Saoudi-Arabian society: the islamic legal scholars (ulama) and the royal Saud family. At the moment the ulama seem to be winning this battle, which leads to the implementation of strict islamic Hanbali law in almost all spheres of everyday life. The striving of the king to implement more westernized laws is largely ignored by the ulama and the islamic judges. All this makes the Saoudi-arabian islamic system of law an ideal subject for studying and understanding Islam. The book is fairly easy reading, although I would say that some preliminary knowledge about Islam is required.
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Islamic Law and Legal System: Studies of Saudi Arabia (Studies in Islamic Law and Society) by Frank E. Vogel (Hardcover - Oct. 2000)
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