Contents Introduction: Applying Shari.a in the West Maurits S. Berger Section I: Country Studies 1 Reasons for the Application of Shari.a in the West Mathias Rohe 2 America Islam and the Problems of Liberal Democracy Bryan S. Turner and James T. Richardson 3 Australia The Down-Under Approach and Reaction to Shari.a: An Impasse in Post-Secularism? Jamila Hussain and Adam Possamai 4 United Kingdom An Early Discussion on Islamic Family Law in the English Jurisdiction Jørgen S. Nielsen 5 The Netherlands Applying Shari.a to Family Law Issues in the Netherlands Susan Rutten 6 Albania and Kosovo The Return of Islam in South-East Europe: Debating Islam and Islamic Practices of Family Law in Albania and Kosovo Besnik Sinani 7 Greece Debate and Challenges Angeliki Ziaka Section II: Law Versus Culture 8 Unregistered Islamic Marriages: Anxieties about Sexuality and Islam in the Netherlands Annelies Moors 9 Understanding and Use of Islamic Family Law Rules in German Courts: The Example of the Mahr Nadjma Yassari 10 A Language of Hybridity: Honour and Otherness in Canadian Law and Shari.a Pascale Fournier and Nathan Reyes Section III: The Need for Accommodation 11 Accommodating Islamic Family Law(s): A Critical Analysis of Some Recent Developments and Experiments in Europe Marie-Claire Foblets 12 Religion, Gender, and Family Law: Critical Perspectives on Integration for European Muslims Zainab Alwani and Celene Ayat Lizzio 13 Reflections on the Development of the Discourse of Fiqh for Minorities and Some of the Challenges It Faces Abdullah Saeed Bibliography About The Authors Index