What is Sharia Law? (Patreon)

What is Sharia Law?

Sharia law. The scariest new word of 21st-century American media. A quick google search will expose tons and tons of articles about how this law code is something Muslim and scary, and apparently rural cities in the United States really need to ban it. So, what is it? Is this Islamic law code really the boogeyman we think it is? Let’s take a dip into Sharia, the Islamic legal system. Special Thanks to Omar Eid for Arabic pronunciations! Go say hi at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr0bs8wSl3e6f8q-UpQU3Jg SUBSCRIBE and join us! https://goo.gl/7vUgh0 Step Back is made possible by the generous contributions of viewers like you, consider helping at https://www.patreon.com/stepbackhistory You can also help by getting your hands on Step Back merchandise over at https://shop.spreadshirt.com/StepBack/ Step Back is a history channel releasing videos weekly that endeavours to go past the names, dates, and battles you might find elsewhere. It invites you to take a step back, consider the past and how it connects to today. We search for the quirky, unconventional, and just plain weird parts of our collective story. I have a curious cat account for anonymous questions for me: https://curiouscat.me/TristanPEJ Step Back History is a Square Zero Production. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.squarezeroproductions.com YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Let's Do Some Theory: Why Net Neutrality Is like Ice https://youtu.be/6nzWxXujyBs Did Columbus Really Discover America? https://youtu.be/PfcOf7-elRs ISIS are not Good Muslims https://youtu.be/M8pxIM4sW3Q Connect with Step Back: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StepBackChannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TristanPEJ Sub-Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/stepback/ Special Thanks to Kelly Barned, Benny Tan, and Andres Urso Music by 12Tone. Check out their channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w Pictures: ~crystalina~ Selected Sources: -Tuysuz, Gul. "What is Sharia law?" CNN. August 16, 2016. Accessed October 24, 2017. http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/16/world/sharia-law-definition/index.html. -News, CBC. "Your questions answered on Shariah law." CBCnews. December 01, 2014. Accessed October 24, 2017. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/what-is-shariah-law-1.2674937. -An-Nai’m, Abdullahi Ahmed. "Sharia Law." Muslims for Progressive Values. Accessed October 24, 2017. http://www.mpvusa.org/sharia-law/. -Bhala, Raj. Understanding Islamic law: Sharīʻa. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2016. -Otto, J.M. Sharia and national law in Muslim countries: tensions and opportunities for Dutch and EU foreign policy. Amsterdam: Leiden University Press, 2011. -Krawietz, Birgit. Islam and the rule of law: between sharia and secularization. Sankt Augustin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2008.