Essays about: "syariah"

Found 3 essays containing the word syariah.

1. 1. Fearing the Queer and the War on “Indecency” : Portrayals of LGBT Individuals, and the Struggle for Religious Decorum in Aceh, Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Jeanna Nilsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Acehnese discourse; LGBT; qanun jinayat; Shafi’i Islam; gender; liwath; musahaqah; kodrat; Islam; Aceh; Indonesia; Asian studies; South-East Asia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2014, the sharia-ruled Aceh province of Indonesia legislated bylaw qanun jinayat no.6/2014, which criminalised same-sex acts, and imposed a caning punishment consisting of a hundred lashes if a person was found guilty. READ MORE

3. 2. ISLAMIZING THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY: THE POLITICS BEHIND DEVELOPING A MALAYSIAN SYARIAH ECONOMY

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Marie Ryan; [2010]
   Keywords : syariah economy; Islamic banking and finance; Bumiputera; Malaysian development; socioeconomic development; syariah economic legal and regulatory development; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Malaysia has developed and is maturing a dual, syariah and conventional economy. This thesis examines the politics behind developing the syariah economy in Malaysia. READ MORE

4. 3. The Conformity of Singaporean Marital Law with International Human Rights Standards

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Nilsson; [2004]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Two different family laws apply in Singapore. Marriages between members of the majority population, regardless of personal religious belief, are regulated by civil law in the Women's Charter. Marriages between persons officially categorized by birth as Muslims are explicitly excluded from the application of civil law. READ MORE