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Islamic Law in Action: Authority, Discretion, and Everyday Experiences in Mamluk Egypt. By Kristen Stilt. Oxford University Press2012. Pp. 238. $85.44. ISBN: 0-199-60243-3.

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Islamic Law in Action: Authority, Discretion, and Everyday Experiences in Mamluk Egypt. By Kristen Stilt. Oxford University Press2012. Pp. 238. $85.44. ISBN: 0-199-60243-3.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2015

Haider Ala Hamoudi
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Journal of Law and Religion , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , January 2013 , pp. 555 - 563
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Copyright © Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University 2013

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1. William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act II, sc 7.

2. See, e.g., Shafiq: Under Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt Will Return to Middle Ages, Al Bawaba (June 4, 2012), http://www.albawaba.com/news/shafiq-under-muslim-brotherhood-egypt-will-return-middle-ages-428084 (quoting secular Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq respecting allegedly medieval tendencies of Muslim Brotherhood).

3. See Levinson, Charles, Muslim Brotherhood Looks West in Bid to Revive Egyptian Economy, Wall St. J., 02 17, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204062704577220454030969184.htmlGoogle Scholar (describing efforts by Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood to avoid discussions of moral issues in favor of more pressing economic concerns); Kirkpatrick, David. D., Islamists Head Toward Victory in Tunisia Vote, N.Y. Times, 10 25, 2011Google Scholar, at A1 (indicating preference of Tunisian Islamist party Ennahda to focus on economic issues and specifically disclaiming any effort to make morals issues part of the party's political agenda).