Researchers at Leiden University have compiled an innovative, online "textbook" called Mouse and Manuscript, which offers a collection of interactive courses on codicology and oriental manuscripts.
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Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In an opinion piece published on the Jurist, entitled "Nigeria court overturns two blasphemy convictions after international outcry" Marie Feyche (U. Pittsburgh School of Law) reports that the High Court … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Roundtable on Islamic Legal History and Historiography: Week in Review
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On December 10, 2020, the Islamic Law Blog launched its Roundtable on Islamic Legal History & Historiography: Methods and Meaning in Islamic Law, edited by Intisar Rabb (Editor-in-Chief) and Mariam … Continue reading Roundtable on Islamic Legal History and Historiography: Week in Review
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
The High Court of Kano (Nigeria) overturned two blasphemy convictions by a sharī'a court, following weeks of international outcry. The Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Tatarstan launched the … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Islamic law and the documentary record before 1500: Unsolved problems and untried solutions
By Marina Rustow (Princeton University) This essay is part of the Islamic Law Blog’s Roundtable on Islamic Legal History & Historiography, edited by Intisar Rabb (Editor-in-Chief) and Mariam Sheibani (Lead … Continue reading Islamic law and the documentary record before 1500: Unsolved problems and untried solutions
COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
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While Malaysia awaits its share of vaccines, some Islamic scholars continued to dispute the permissibility of the vaccine under Islamic law, while a majority issued opinions on the vaccine's permissibility. … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
Simplicity, Creativity, Lucidity as “Method” in the Study of Islamic History: An Interview with Michael Cook
This interview was conducted by Intisar Rabb (Editor-in-Chief). This interview is part of the Islamic Law Blog’s Roundtable on Islamic Legal History & Historiography, edited by Intisar Rabb (Editor-in-Chief) and Mariam Sheibani (Lead Blog Editor), … Continue reading Simplicity, Creativity, Lucidity as “Method” in the Study of Islamic History: An Interview with Michael Cook
Field Guide to Digital Islamic Law Resources Roundup
The Field Guide to Digital Islamic Law, in the form of a Google document, is a collection of resource links and annotations to SHARIAsource and other Harvard resources, global online … Continue reading Field Guide to Digital Islamic Law Resources Roundup
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The Islamicate Digital Humanities Network is organizing the first conference on Digitial Hadith Studies on January 27, 2021. The conference will include speakers including Mairaj U. Syed, Danny Halawi, Nazmus … Continue reading Islam and Data Science Roundup
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In "International Law in General in the Medieval Islamic World" (The Cambridge History of International Law, Volume VIII: International Law in the Islamic World, Part I: International Law in the … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup