By Ari Schriber Introduction: Centering Evidence, Proof, and Procedure in Islamic Law What counts as proof in an Islamic court? How does technological advancement impact notions of evidence? How does … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: Knowledge in the Islamic Court
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS A podcast on “Debating Sharia on Capitol Hill” featured interviews with Texas-based activist Krista Schild, Congresswoman Mary Scanlon (D-PA), Professor AS Ibrahim (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), and others about recent attempts to “ban Sharia” in the United States. Last week, the US “House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on concerns about applications of Islamic law…with Republicans… CONTINUE READING
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “The Roots And Persistence Of Terengganu’s Hardline Approach To Islamic Law” (Eurasia Review), Mohd Faizal Musa (ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute) observes that “the Muslim populace of [Terengganu, Malaysia] remains unwavering in their demand for the full implementation of Islamic law…[so] that any incoming government must acknowledge and conform to the socio-political, Malay-Islamic cultural, and… CONTINUE READING
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “The Sharia-Free America Caucus held its first media conference on Tuesday, as some Republicans in Congress move to pre-emptively ban Islamic law being applied anywhere in the US – even though there have been no known attempts to do so.”
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “Contesting the Zaydi Political Tradition in Early Modern Yemen: an Edition of Imam Yaḥyā Sharaf al-Dīn’s Will of 18 Ramadan 933/27 June 1527” (Shii Studies Review), Ekaterina Pukhovaia (Utrecht University) presents “a unique manuscript housed in the Imam Zayd b. ʿAlī Cultural Foundation [that] preserves the earliest known copy of a will (waṣiyya) of… CONTINUE READING
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “In Muslim-majority societies—and particularly in Egypt—scholars of Islamic law occupy a critical intersection between faith, public order, and social stability.” Gerald Drissner “breaks down al-Isnād (الإسناد), the rigorous system of source verification for Prophetic traditions, and connects its timeless lessons” to the present, including “law [and] modern life.” In Uzbekistan, Shaykh Nuriddin Xoliqnazarov argues that… CONTINUE READING
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “The Succession to the Prophet in Zaydi Theology: An Editio Princeps of a Treatise on the Imamate from the Early Sixth/Twelfth Century” (Shii Studies Review), Hassan Ansari (Institute for Advanced Study) and others argue that “the Mukhtaṣar fī l-imāma is most likely authored by Zayd b. al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī al-Bayhaqī al-Burūghanī (d. c. 545/1150),… CONTINUE READING
We invited a group of attendees from the most recent Middle Eastern Studies Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting (MESA 2025) to report back on their panels related to Islamic law and … Continue reading Islamic Law at MESA 2025
We invited attendees from the most recent Middle Eastern Studies Association’s Annual Meeting (MESA 2025) to report back on panels relevant to digital humanities and reflect on the state of … Continue reading Digital Humanities at MESA 2025
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In the US, “Republican lawmakers launch[ed] the Sharia-Free America Caucus, linking opposition to Sharia law with immigration policy, constitutional values, and national identity concerns.” “QY Research Inc., a global market research and consulting firm, has announced the release of its latest 2025 report titled “Halal – Global Market Share and Ranking, Overall Sales and Demand… CONTINUE READING
