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The United States
2011
Overview
Jews characterize the United States as a “country of kindness.”¹ Prominent American Muslim scholar and activist Muqtedar Khan calls the United States “dar-ul-amman (a house of peace [order])’’ The United States receives appreciation not so much because it provides religious choice but because it protects the right of the devout to associate and constitute themselves as communities in its midst.
What is distinctive about the United States and other democracies when it comes to the relationship between civil citizens and religious law? Consider, for instance, that when an Istanbul University student, Leyla Sahin, sued her university in 1998, arguing that
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
ISBN
9781584659723, 1584659726
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