Perception of Shari'a in Sydney and New York newspapers

Adam Possamai, Bryan Turner, Joshua Roose, Selda Dagistanli, Malcolm Voyce

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    Abstract

    Sydney and New York are instantly recognizable as ‘global cities’. Saskia Sassen has argued that global cities function in four ways: first, as “highly concentrated command points in the organization of the world economy”; second, as key locations for finance and specialized service firms; third, as sites of production including innovations; and fourth, as markets for the products and innovations produced (2001: 3-4). While New York has long been regarded as one of the world’s foremost great cities, Sydney is a relative newcomer to this rank and it may be argued that it has emerged particularly since the 2000 Olympics. Both cities are at the forefront in setting the political and financial agendas of their respective nations and play significant roles on the world stage. Significantly, Sydney and New York have sizeable Muslim populations and are also at the forefront of the debate about the place of legal pluralism and Shari’a within their respective nations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Sociology of Shari'a: Case Studies from Around the World
    EditorsAdam Possamai, James T. Richardson, Bryan S. Turner
    Place of PublicationSwitzerland
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages253-268
    Number of pages16
    ISBN (Electronic)9783319096056
    ISBN (Print)9783319096049
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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