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After obtaining his doctorate, Al ash-Sheikh became a lecturer and professor in the Sharia
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judiciary law of 2007. These reforms envisaged the creation of specialized courts to operate in parallel with the traditional sharia courts, particularly in areas of commercial litigation. In effect, the reform may allow certain cases to be judged without reference to
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