Achilles C Emilianides

Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe: Cyprus Achilles C Emilianides

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This volume of 'Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe' covers Cyprus and consists of an annotated collection of legal documents affecting the status of Islam and Muslims. The legal texts are published in the original Greek or English language while the annotations and supporting material are in English. Biographical Note: Achilles C. Emilianides, Professor of Law and Head of the Law Department, University of Nicosia and Director of the Cyprus Institute of State and Church Relations. He has published extensively on law and religion in Cyprus, including "Religion and Law in Cyprus" (Kluwer, 2014, 2nd ed.). Table of Contents: General Introduction 1. Status of religious communities 2. Relations between the state and Islam 3. State support for Islamic religious communities 4. Islamic Community of Cyprus 5. Muslims in integration law 6. Mosques and prayer houses 7. Burial and cemeteries 8. Education and schools 9. Islamic chaplaincy in public institutions 10. Employment and social law 11. Islamic slaughter and food regulation 12. Islamic goods and services 13. Islamic dress 14. Criminal law 15. Family lawPublisher Marketing: This volume of Annoted Legal Documents on Islam in Europe covers Cyprus and consists of an annotated collection of legal documents affecting the status of Islam and Muslims in Europe. The legal texts are published in the original Greek and English language while the annotations and supporting material are in English. Contributor Bio:  Nielsen, Jorgen JA, rgen S. Nielsen, Ph. D. (1978) in Arab history, American University of Beirut, has researched and published extensively on Islam in Europe, including a oeMuslims in western Europea (3rd ed., Edinburgh University Press, 2004). He is currently Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Copenhagen.