Are Secularism and Neutrality Attractive to Religious Minorities? Islamic Discussions of Western Secularism in the 'Jurisprudence of Muslim Minorities' (Fiqh Al-Aqalliyyat) Discourse

March, Andrew

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Are Secularism and Neutrality Attractive to Religious Minorities? Islamic Discussions of Western Secularism in the 'Jurisprudence of Muslim Minorities' (Fiqh Al-Aqalliyyat) Discourse

Andrew F. March

Yale University

February 18, 2009

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 2821-2854, 2009
Islamic Law and Law of the Muslim World Paper No. 09-61

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This paper introduces views both hostile to and supportive of the ideas of secularism and religious neutrality in the jurisprudence of Muslim minorities (fiqh al-aqalliyyat).

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Date posted: February 19, 2009 ; Last revised: July 17, 2009

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March, Andrew F., Are Secularism and Neutrality Attractive to Religious Minorities? Islamic Discussions of Western Secularism in the 'Jurisprudence of Muslim Minorities' (Fiqh Al-Aqalliyyat) Discourse (February 18, 2009). Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 2821-2854, 2009; Islamic Law and Law of the Muslim World Paper No. 09-61. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1346061

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