Islamic law today

Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Orientalism / Sinology - Islamic Studies, grade: 75%, ( Middlesex University in London ) (School of Oriental and African Studies), course: Islamic Law, language: English, abstract: "Each individual has direct access to the Quran and hadith and is in principle entitled to engage in ijtihad, so long as she has the requisite knowledge. Thus not only countries, ...