Oppressed in the land?

"How have Muslims, past and present, thought about the experience of living under non-Muslim rule? Does being a minority religion change the way Islam is practiced? What sort of religious freedoms have Muslims defined as being important? Can there be an authentic Islam where the Shari{u02BF}a cannot be enforced? This anthology of fatwās showcases diverse reflections by major Muslim thinkers on the political, social, and theological ramifications of living in places with non-Muslim governments. These documents, which span the fourteenth to the twenty-first centuries, reflect on the experiences of Muslim communities in such places as medieval Christian Spain, India, French Africa, Europe, the United States, and Israel/Palestine. Providing newly translated fatwās together with informative introductions and explanatory notes, this book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Islamic law, interreligious encounters, colonialism, comparative world history, and the Muslim experience of minorityhood"--Unedited summary from book cover.