Governance and Violence in Islamic Law Workshop 24th November 2017

This one-day workshop was held under the auspices of the USPPIP project (Understanding Sharia: Past Perfect, Imperfect Present) and hosted by the University of Exeter. The workshop covered the specific focus of two elements of the project – violence (studied by Exeter USPPIP research team) and governance (studied by the Bergen USPPIP research team). The workshop was convened by the USPPIP team members Professors Robert Gleave and Knut Vikor and Drs Omar Anchassi and Eirik Hovden.