The successful application of legal empowerment principles in any region requires an acknowledgement of prevailing cultural and religious worldviews in a particular community. In the West Asia-North Africa region, this means an understanding of how legal empowerment relates to the Islamic legal tradition. "Legal Empowerment - the Islamic Perspective" is for scholars and legal practitioners searching for a legal analysis of Shari’ah and how the principles of Islamic law can be implemented in ways that protect and enhance the legal, labour, business, and property rights of the poor.