Ioannis Glinavos's "Hagia Sophia at ICSID? The Limits of Sovereign Discretion" ((July 29, 2020), SSRN) looks at the recent conversion of the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque (which the … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Sudan’s bishops celebrated Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s declaration officially forbidding the state from establishing a religion, which had been Islam prior to the declaration. While some Muslims in Malaysia … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Faculty-student collaboration during Covid-19
By Mona Oraby This essay is the final of three essays on Islamic law and pedagogy written by Mona Oraby. The first is “Islamic law and the liberal arts” and … Continue reading Faculty-student collaboration during Covid-19
Child Marriage and Islamic Law: A Decision of the Oberlandsgericht in Bamberg (Germany)
By Nathalie Gunasekera This post is part of the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL) series, in which a Harvard student analyzes a primary source of Islamic law, previously workshopped in the DIL … Continue reading Child Marriage and Islamic Law: A Decision of the Oberlandsgericht in Bamberg (Germany)
Why we should start with women
By Mona Oraby This is the second of two essays on Islamic law and pedagogy written by Mona Oraby. The first is "Islamic law and the liberal arts." The open … Continue reading Why we should start with women
COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
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COVID-19 Handling Committee Head and Minister of State Enterprises of Indonesia, Erick Thohir, announces that Indonesia is ready to obtain 30 million doses of vaccine by the end of 2020, … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
A Popular Initiative to Ban Minarets and Its Human Rights Implications
By Nathalie Gunasekera This post is part of the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL) series, in which a Harvard student analyzes a primary source of Islamic law, previously workshopped in the DIL … Continue reading A Popular Initiative to Ban Minarets and Its Human Rights Implications
Islamic Law and the Liberal Arts
By Mona Oraby This essay is the first of three essays on Islamic law and pedagogy written by Mona Oraby. The second is “Why we should start with women” and the … Continue reading Islamic Law and the Liberal Arts
The Supreme Court of India Weighs in on Muslim Personal Law
By Nathalie Gunasekera This post is part of the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL) series, in which a Harvard student analyzes a primary source of Islamic law, previously workshopped in the DIL … Continue reading The Supreme Court of India Weighs in on Muslim Personal Law
Recent Case Roundup: On the Turkish Decision on the Kariye Mosque
On November 11, 2019, a division of Turkey's highest administrative appellate court annulled a presidential decision dated 1945 by Ismet Inonu, the second president of the Turkish Republic and the … Continue reading Recent Case Roundup: On the Turkish Decision on the Kariye Mosque