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A Brief History of Islam in Europe : Thirteen Centuries of Creed, Conflict and Coexistence by Berger, Maurits

“…This book presents an overall presentation and discussion of developments ever since Islam appeared on the European stage thirteen centuries ago. The events…”
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Shifting Paradigms in Islamic Higher Education in Europe: The Case Study of Leiden University by Berger, Maurits S.

“…Islamic higher education finds itself at the cross-roads of a variety of developments: it oscillates between the ‘teaching into’ approach of Theology and the…”
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Understanding Sharia in the West by Berger, Maurits S

“…The main challenge of understanding Sharia in the West is its undefined nature. This contradicts the ease with which the term is used in public and political…”
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Apostasy and Public Policy in Contemporary Egypt: An Evaluation of Recent Cases from Egypt's Highest Courts by Berger, Maurits S.

“…Apostasy, the abandonment of Islam, can be subdivided into the act of apostasy, and its legal consequences. In Egyptian case law of the past fifty years, only…”
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Secularizing Interreligious Law in Egypt by Berger, Maurits

“…Among the fifteen recognized Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities in contemporary Egypt, nine religious family laws are applicable. There is no civil or…”
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A Brief History of Islam in Europe: Thirteen Centuries of Creed, Conflict and Coexistence by Berger, Maurits S

“…The relationship between Europe and Islam has been complicated, if not troubled, throughout the thirteen centuries since Muslims first began playing a part in…”
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Apostasy and Public Policy in Contemporary Egypt: An Evaluation of Recent Cases from Egypt's Highest Court by Berger, Maurits S

“…Apostasy, the abandonment of Islam, can be subdivided into the act of apostasy, & its legal consequences. In Egyptian case law of the past 50 years, only the…”
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Javaid Rehman, Islamic State Practices, International Law and the Threat from Terrorism. A Critique of the ‘Clash of Civilizations’ in the New World Order, Portland: Hart Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1841135011/9781841135014, 280 pp., $78.00 Mashoof A. Baderin, International Human Rights and Islamic Law, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 9780199285402/0199285403, 302 pp., $60.00 by Berger, Maurits S.

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Silence. How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedom Worldwide by Berger, Maurits S.

“…[...]I have studied all apostasy court cases in Egypt between 1950 and 1990, and I have noticed that they were exclusively related to the issue of inheritance:…”
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Conflicts law and public policy in Egyptian family law: Islamic law through the backdoor by Berger, Maurits S

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Conflicts Law and Public Policy in Egyptian Family Law: Islamic Law Through the Backdoor by Berger, Maurits S.

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Virtual Islam by Maurits S. Berger

“…During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Europeans generally distinguished between Islam, which was an object of disdain and fear, and the ‘Turk’ who…”
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Front Matter by Maurits S. Berger

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Setting the Stage by Maurits S. Berger

“…The period between 1700 and 1950 witnessed the demise of the Ottoman Empire and the formal ending of this last Muslim stronghold in Europe in 1923. Communities…”
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Virtual Islam by Maurits S. Berger

“…Before the turn of the millennium, the European Christian perception of the Saracen or Moor was that of a victorious and fearsome warrior, not unlike the…”
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Table of Contents by Maurits S. Berger

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Physical Islam by Maurits S. Berger

“…The European continent contained three states with mixed Muslim and non-Muslim societies: the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the east, the Ottoman Empire in…”
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Introduction by Maurits S. Berger

“…Islam’s recent arrival in Europe by means of migration, violence and media images has kindled a wave of interest in Europe’s past and present relations with…”
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Setting the Stage by Maurits S. Berger

“…We now come to the last period of Islam in Europe, which has a relatively short timespan compared to the previous periods. But then this period is the start of…”
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Physical Islam by Maurits S. Berger

“…The period discussed in this chapter witnessed the expansion of Christian rule into territories that were previously under Muslim rule: Spain, Sicily, the…”
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