Islam: Governing Under Sharia. Introduction Sharia, or Islamic law, influences the legal code in most Muslim countries.
A movement to allow sharia to govern personal status law, a set of regulations that pertain to marriage, divorce, inheritance, and custody, is even expanding into the West. Turkey, from Ally to Enemy. START_Apr07_rpt. Thousands of Women Killed for Family "Honor" Hillary Mayellfor National Geographic News February 12, 2002 Hundreds, if not thousands, of women are murdered by their families each year in the name of family "honor. "