Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Introduction: Applying Shari῾a in the West 7
4. Section I: Country Studies
5. 1 Reasons for the Application of Shari῾a in the West 25
6. 2 America 47
7. 3 Australia 65
8. 4 United Kingdom 79
9. 5 The Netherlands 97
10. 6 Albania and Kosovo 111
11. 7 Greece 125
12. Section II: Law Versus Culture
13. 8 Unregistered Islamic Marriages 141
14. 9 Understanding and Use of Islamic Family Law Rules in German Courts 165
15. 10 A Language of Hybridity 189
16. Section III: The Need for Accommodation
17. 11 Accommodating Islamic Family Law(s) 207
18. 12 Religion, Gender, and Family Law 227
19. 13 Reflections on the Development of the Discourse of Fiqh for Minorities and Some of the Challenges it Faces 241
20. Bibliography 257
21. About the Authors 281
22. Index 285