Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “Female Madrasas and Islamic Agency of Afghan Girls and Women: How Religious Education is Being Used by Afghan Women and Girls under the Taliban Regime” (Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law & Practice), Haroun Rahimi (American University of Afghanistan) and Faiza Muhammad Din (Humboldt University Berlin) examine “the potential of female madrasas in Afghanistan… CONTINUE READING

Revisiting al-ʿUtbī’s Mustakhraja: Ibn Rushd al-Jadd’s al-Bayān wa’l-taḥsīl

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By Janina Safran In this essay, I illustrate the methods of juridical thinking and argumentation at the highest level among Mālikīs in al-Andalus in the early sixth/twelfth century. One aim … Continue reading Revisiting al-ʿUtbī’s Mustakhraja: Ibn Rushd al-Jadd’s al-Bayān wa’l-taḥsīl

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “The Chief Imam of Usman bn Affan Mosque in Gadon Kaya, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State [Nigeria], Dr. Aliy Yunus, has urged Muslims to strictly observe Islamic guidelines on wills, stressing that not every instruction left behind by a deceased person should be carried out if it contradicts the Qur’an and the Sunnah.”… CONTINUE READING

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “Women, Violence, and Law: A Critical Analysis of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan,” (Mapping Futures for Afghanistan, ed. Arif Saba et al, Routledge), Nazifa Haqpal (School of Oriental and African Studies) “critically analyzes the complex interplay of law, socio-cultural norms, and gender power relations in Afghanistan, focusing on the persistent issue of violence against women… CONTINUE READING

Ibn Sahl’s Eleventh-Century Commentary on Tenth-Century Legal Opinions and Judgments

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By Janina Safran In the previous essays, I described the emergence of Mālikī “mother texts” in the middle of the third/ninth century. These were compilations of authoritative statements attributed to … Continue reading Ibn Sahl’s Eleventh-Century Commentary on Tenth-Century Legal Opinions and Judgments

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Indonesia is tightening its grip on cosmetics compliance with new halal documentation requirements and enforcement against unregistered products.” “Muslim theologian and Islamic studies scholar Rana Alsoufi has been appointed to the German Ethics Council.“ “To promote awareness about the complementarity of IHL [International Humanitarian Law] and Islamic law of war to a wider audience, the… CONTINUE READING

Tenth-Century Approaches to Andalusī-Mālikī Legal Opinions (Masāʾil)

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By Janina Safran Proto-Mālikīs in al-Andalus in the third/ninth century memorized, copied, transmitted, and studied opinions attributed to Mālik (d. 179/795) and his students (masāʾil, sg. masʾala). Proto-Mālikīs considered these … Continue reading Tenth-Century Approaches to Andalusī-Mālikī Legal Opinions (Masāʾil)

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “From Militant Democracy to a Rights-Based Paradigm: The Evolution of the Turkish Constitutional Court’s Interpretation of Secularism” (Law and Governance: South East Europe), Batuhan Ustabulut (University of Antwerp) observes that “after the establishment of the Turkish Constitutional Court (TCC) which was founded by the Constitution of 1961, it has been observed that the TCC… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Another natural disaster again exposed Japan’s ill-preparedness in dealing with the needs of foreign workers during emergencies, even in places that increasingly view non-Japanese residents as vital members of the community….’“We were focused primarily on elderly Japanese in preparing special meals, so we had not taken halal food (prepared according to Islamic law) into account.'”… CONTINUE READING