You may think that shari­ah law rep­re­sents a reli­gion of peace that fueled the Gold­en Age in Spain and stands against bohemi­an excess­es of the West. Per­haps you believe it stands for repres­sion of minori­ties, espe­cial­ly Jews, Chris­tians and women, while spon­sor­ing mur­der and geno­cide. Well either way, you have a point. What’s Legal explores how US laws stand com­par­a­tive­ly firm on a num­ber of issues and shari­ah, or Islam­ic law, lends itself to wide expres­sion, like amenable put­ty for either benev­o­lent or tyran­ni­cal lead­er­ship. Read the results in What’s Legal.