Just as shariah has gradually become embedded in the legal systems of many European nations over the past generation, it is beginning to be found in U.S. court cases. An initial study by the Center for Security Policy entitled “Shariah Law and American State Courts: An Assessment of State Appellate Court Cases,” examined 50 cases from 23 states that involved conflicts between shariah and American state law. The study’s findings suggest that shariah has entered state court decisions, in conflict with the Constitution and state public policy.

Among the organizations clouding the issue on shariah is the Saudi-backed Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).

ISNA was named as an unindicted co-conspirator and revealed to be a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate in the U.S. vs. Holy Land Foundation, the largest terrorism financing prosecution in American history.

ISNA was co-founded in 1981 by Sami Al-Arian, a man who is now in federal prison after having been convicted on terrorism charges as a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Perhaps most importantly, unlike other forms of religious law, such as canon law and Jewish law, shariah is the only form of religious law extant that is also meant to apply to people of other faiths, i.e. non-Muslims.


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