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Examines how Salafism, a globally influential Muslim movement, is reshaping religious authority in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country.
Starting in 1947, this volume examines the way Pakistani judges have dealt with the controversial issue of Islam in the past 50 years. The book's focus on reported case-law offers a new perspective on the Islamisation of Pakistan's legal system in which Islam emerges as more than just a challenge to Western conceptions of human rights.
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"Containing cases decided by the Federal Court, Privy Council, High Courts of Dacca, Lahore and Baghdad-ul-Jadid, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Court of Sind, Judicial Commissioner's Courts--Baluchistan and Peshawar, and revenue decisions Punjab" (varies).
Questions about the authenticity and authority of sunna have long been of central importance to the study of Islam, especially to those concerned with Islamic law. In this fascinating study, Daniel Brown traces the emergence of modern debates over sunna, focusing in particular on Egypt and Pakistan where these controversies have raged most fiercely, and assesses the implications of new approaches to the law on contemporary movements of Islamic revival. Using the case of modern Islam as a starting-point, the author considers how adherents of any great tradition deal with change.
Stress has become a public health menace of the day. It cannot be eliminated from life and it's absolutely essential that we learn to manage it. Stress management is of special relevance to female doctors who encounter extreme challenges in their professional and personal life. Diagnosing the type of stressors that they come across and experience assumes greater significance. It will pave the way for working out appropriate coping strategies and interventions. This research presents a review of existing empirical studies and literature on the nature and types of environmental demands and pressures that doctors have to face globally.