Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

A Note on Transliteration

Introduction

PART ONE Zina Discourses

1. Zina in Islamic Legal Discourse

2. Zina in Ottoman Law

PART TWO Law in Practice

3. People and Court: Policing Public Morality in the Streets of Aleppo

4. Prostitutes, Soldiers, and the People: Monitoring Morality Through Customary Law

5. In Harm’s Way: Domestic Violence and Rape in the Shari‘a Courts of Aleppo

Conclusion

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Sample Sijills from the Aleppo Court Records

Appendix 2: All Zina-Type Cases Found Within the Selected Aleppo Sijills

Notes

Bibliography

Index