ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS
- “Indonesian Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed for up to two years[.]”
- “Ches Special Risk has launched Canada’s first Shariah-compliant insurance product under the name Ethical Insurance.”
- “Two couples [in Aceh, Indonesia] have received thrashes with canes after allegedly having sex outside marriage, breaking strict laws on gender relations in the most conservative region of Indonesia.” For more content and context on harsh interpretations and applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Resource Roundup: Islamic Criminal Law.” For more news blurbs relating to harsh applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our “Islamic Criminal Law in the News Roundup.”
- A Muslim women’s organization in Uganda has reportedly petitioned the judiciary to formalize “kadhi courts” to enforce Islamic family law.
- “Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti, Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh, has highlighted the adaptability of Islamic law in addressing contemporary issues and stressed the increasing responsibility of Islamic scholars amid technological advancements.”
CASES AND FATWĀS
- “[A] Kerala-based woman [in India], who said she, though born a Muslim, is now a non-believer, and should be governed by the secular statutes rather than the Sharia law,” petitioned the Supreme Court of India.
- “The Lahore High Court (LHC) [in Pakistan] has ruled that a man cannot marry the sister of his former wife during her iddat period—a mandatory waiting period.”
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
PIL & Harvard Calendar:
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Imam of the Christians: The World of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, c. 750–850,” with Philip Wood, Program in Islamic Law, May 14, 2024.
Calendar:
- Call for Proposals: Symposium, 2025 Association of American Law Schools Meeting, May 6, 2024.
- Conference: The 2024 Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award Presentation and Conference, May 16-17, 2024.
- Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series: History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study, May 20, 2024.
- International Course on Legal Pluralism: Commission on Legal Pluralism, January 8-11, 2025 (deadline: May 20, 2024).
- Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Between Ṭarābulus and Aṭrābulus. The journey of the toponym and difficulties in determining its form, May 22, 2024.
- Call for Papers: The Medieval Academy at 100, The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, March 20-22, 2025 (deadline: June 3, 2024).
- Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series: Mapping the Past, Imagining the Future: Heritage Politics in Ḥūthī Yemen, June 24, 2024.
- Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Surveying and documentation of the archaeological city of Barca (Al-Marj), June 26, 2024.
- Symposium on Copyright in Islamic Legal Tradition, Istanbul, June 28-29, 2024.
- Workshop: ASLH Early Career Virtual Workshop, June 30, 2024.
- Call for Papers: The XI Islamic Legal Studies Conference, University of Muenster, June 30, 2024.
- Call for Papers: De Jure: Jurnal Hukum dan Syar’iah, June 2024.
- Call for Proposals: Hot Topics Program, 2025 Association of American Law Schools Meeting, October 14, 2024.
- Search for Editor: International Journal of Middle East Studies, until an appointment is made.
- Internship opportunity: The Executive Office of the President, White House, various deadlines.
- Position opening: Academic mentor and field researcher in Iraq, Cordoba Peace Institute-Geneva (CPI) & ETH Zurich, rolling basis.
- Position opening: Academic mentor for researcher in Mogadishu, Cordoba Peace Institute-Geneva (CPI) & ETH Zurich.
- Call for Papers: Special Section – Lifewriting Annual and Islam.
- Call for Manuscripts: Advances in the Study of Islam, Edinburgh University Press.