http://wkms.org en http://wkms.org/post/dr-alkhatib-previews-lecture-shariah-law-and-american-family-courts <p>Dr. Ihsan Alkhatib, Assistant Professor of Government, Law and International Affairs at Murray State gives a presentation on Shariah Law and American Family Courts on Thursday (February 28) in Room 500, Faculty Hall, at 4:30 p.m. Dr. Alkhatib examines the workings of the Wayne County Family Court Division in Detroit, Michigan. This county includes a large Muslim population. Interviews with attorneys who represent Muslim litigants reveal that Islamic law issues do frequently come up in family law cases, but instead of Islamic law crossing the boundary separating church and state and imposing itself on the Court, it is the secular law that is imposing itself on the religion. We welcomed Dr. Alkhatib to Sounds Good for a preview.</p><p> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:03:56 +0000 Kate Lochte 28571 at http://wkms.org Dr. Alkhatib Previews Lecture "Shariah Law and American Family Courts" http://wkms.org/post/dr-ossama-bahloul-islam-101-extended-web-version <p>On February 21st, reports emerged American soldiers had burned copies of the Koran, the Moslem holy book, at an airbase in Afghanistan. The riots and violence that followed in that country resulted in several deaths, including U.S. military personnel.&nbsp; This incident and its repercussions highlight the lack of understanding on both sides and the necessity of promoting that understanding.&nbsp; The same day the Koran-burning story broke, Dr. Ossama Bahloul was at Murray State to address that very issue.&nbsp; Dr. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:12:29 +0000 Todd Hatton 17134 at http://wkms.org Dr. Ossama Bahloul on "Islam 101" Extended Web Version