Wael Shawky is concerned with the
complex relationship between politics and
religion, fundamentalism and capitalism, religious ritual and the
role of the media.
In practice, international child custody cases often yield
complex and messy conflicts between the laws and courts
of different countries, demonstrating serious clashes
of societal views about culture,
religion, gender
roles, parental rights, and children's rights, as well as
of the
role of the legal system in intervening in disputes about children.