SHARIAsource Senior Scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl recently wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times on the political rhetoric of Saudi clerics. A recent conversation with Dr. Abou … Continue reading Islamic Law Scholars’ Round Up: Dec 10th
Forms and Institutions of Justice: Legal Actions in Ottoman Contexts, edited by Yavuz Aykan and Işık Tamdoğan This volume examines the concept of "justice" across different times and places that … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: New Book on Ottoman Legal System
SHARIAsource Senior Scholar Mohammad Fadel recently wrote an article in the Middle East Eye reflecting on current events in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and the historical significance of violating someone’s … Continue reading In the News: Islamic Burial Traditions
By Sheza Alqera Atiq Qarāfī et al. Al-Furūq : Aw Anwār Al-Burūq fī Anwāʼ Al-Furūq. al-Ṭabʻah 1. ed., pp 215-216, Dār Al-Kutub Al-ʻIlmīYah, 1998. Summary: The text in question is … Continue reading Hashīsh – Intoxicating or Just Corruptive? A 13th Century Jurist’s Distinctions
There was a request for a preliminary ruling on Regulation No 1099/2009 by the Dutch-Language Court of First Instance in Brussels, Belgium, to the Advocate General of the EU Court … Continue reading The Islamic Festival of Sacrifice: A Temporal Difficulty?
Formerly under the rubric of the Islamic Legal Studies Program, we now announce a revamped Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School and the opening of applications for Visiting … Continue reading Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School Fellowship Applications
Three scholars of Islamic constitutionalism and law consider the Pakistan Supreme Court's recent decision on Asia Bibi v. The State, the blasphemy case that has drawn widespread international attention since … Continue reading FEATURE :: Roundtable on Pakistan’s Landmark Blasphemy Case: Asia Bibi v. The State (2018)
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Editor Rachel Mazzarella comments on the Pakistan Supreme Court decision for Asia Bibi v. The State. The Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to acquit Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges brought forth questions … Continue reading The Asia Bibi Blasphemy Law Case in Pakistan: Winning the Battle, Losing the War
Editor Zubair Abbasi comments on the Pakistan Supreme Court decision for Asia Bibi v. The State. The Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to acquit Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges brought forth questions about … Continue reading Reasserting the Authority of State: Comment on Asia Bibi v The State
Guest contributor Imran Ahmed comments on the Pakistan Supreme Court decision for Asia Bibi v. The State. The Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to acquit Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges brought forth … Continue reading Asia Bibi v. The State: Problems of Evidence and Procedure in Pakistan
