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Contemporary Islamic Legal Thought:
Law, State, and World Order

September 11th and its Aftermath

The final part of the course is left for a then-to-be-structured discussion of the crisis stemming from September 11 in the light of what we have learned. After reviewing historical and contemporary geopolitical conditions contributing to the crisis, we analyze legal opinions (fatwas), statements, and deeds of leaders and scholars across the spectrum of Muslim opinion.