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Ani Sarkissian on Politics & Religious Civil Society in Turkey (Encore Presentation)

Tags: caliphate, civic organizations, civil society, Diyanet, family law, Felicity Party, Gülen movement, Islam, Islamist parties, Justice & Development Party (AKP), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Necmettin Erbakan, Ottoman Empire, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, secularism, Turkey, Turkish-Islamist synthesis, Welfare Party, Young Turks

In light of the interesting political developments in Turkey this past year, we dip into our archives to feature an encore presentation with Prof. Ani Sarkissian discussing the relationship between religious civil society and politics in Turkey.

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Clark Lombardi on Sharia Law

What is sharia law? And how are governments working them into their constitutions in contemporary Muslim societies? Prof. Clark Lombardi (University of Washington Law School) tackles these questions and several more in an informative discussion of the history and contemporary application of sharia law. He contrasts and compares canon and common law with sharia and has reflections on how this all affects good governance.

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