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The World of Fatwas provides a new prism to nonMuslims for observing Islam and holds up a mirror to Muslims challenging them to necessary introspection for adjusting to a changing world J.N. Dixit diplomat and former Indian Foreign Secretary of Outlook Why are women the greatest affliction Why is slaughtering cows seen as a great Islamic act when the Quran does not even mention it Why must believers put down nonbelievers In this meticulously researched book Arun Shourie looks at the social religious and political contexts of fatwas down the ages. With a mountain of fatwas as his text he shows us the Shariah in action he unravels the history of fatwas and the implications that a faithful dogmatic adherence to these Islamic decrees holds for the believer. And hence for the nonbelievers. First published in 1995 this revised uptodate and expanded edition provides both Muslims and nonMuslims alike an even more cleareyed look at the controversial world of fatwas.