Western analysts have long denigrated Islamic states as antagonistic, even antithetical, to the rule of law.
Lawyers, community leaders, and activists throughout the Horn of Africa have invoked God to oppose colonialism, resist dictators, expel warlords, and to fight for gender equal.
Mark Fathi Massoud tells a different story: for nearly 150 years, the Somali people have embraced shari\'a, commonly translated as Islamic law, in the struggle for national identity and human rights.
Western analysts have long denigrated Islamic states as antagonistic, even antithetical, to the rule of law