by Noura Shoukfeh 1 Prin.L.J.F. 44 The world’s youngest major religion, Islam, was established in the seventh century when the Prophet Muhammad amassed a following dedicated to the revelations he recieved in the Qur’an. The growth of Islam in the decades after Muhammad’s death, combined with the widespread need to implement a coherent ethical account … Continue reading The Gender Dichotomy: How Sharia Law in the Seventh Century Granted Women Legal Empowerment