This study presents a new approach to the phenomenon of Muslim pious foundations, or waqfs, focussing on the evolution of the institution in the urban context a

The contrast between religion and law has been continuous throughout Muslim history. Islamic law has always existed in a tension between these two forces: God,

Although the city as a central entity did not simply disappear with the Fall of the Roman Empire, the development of urban space at least since the twelfth cent

This book presents a new perspective on Islamic urban society: a dynamism of social networking and justice which caused both rapid development and sudden decay

Islamic institutions have turned the Middle East into an extraordinarily repressive region. Their legacies preclude a speedy liberalization.