Thank you, Ayman Shabana, for joining us as guest blog editor throughout June. In case you missed any of his blog posts, here they are: Sharī'a, Custom, and Modern Legal … Continue reading Thank you, Ayman Shabana!
Thank you, Ayman Shabana!
Islamic Law, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, and Surrogacy
By Ayman Shabana In the Islamic legal tradition, family relationships are based on one of three main bonds: blood, marriage, and breastfeeding. One’s formal affiliation is determined primarily on the … Continue reading Islamic Law, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, and Surrogacy
COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
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Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab, the leader of the now-banned Islam Defenders Front, was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for concealing his COVID-19 test result. Rises in prices for … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
Field Guide to Islamic Law Online
The Field Guide to Islamic Law Online, 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 Islamic Law Online
Islamic Law of Paternity and DNA Evidence
By Ayman Shabana In the Islamic tradition, Islamic rules governing paternity are closely tied to a number of important legal concepts and procedures. Most importantly, paternity regulations have strong connections … Continue reading Islamic Law of Paternity and DNA Evidence
Islam and Data Science Roundup
A study by Reuters found that Muslims in France have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic compared to other communities and that the COVID death rate among French Muslims is much higher than in the … Continue reading Islam and Data Science Roundup
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In "From conquest to co-existence: Burhān al-Dīn al-Marghīnānī's (d. 593/1197) re-interpretation of jihād" (Journal of Islamic Studies, vol. 32 no. 2), Youcef L. Soufi (University of Toronto) takes issue with … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
A Reuters investigation of Indonesia's banking and finance sector revealed that an increasing number of Muslims employed in that sector are "quitting traditional banks" citing concerns of incompatibility with Islamic … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Islamic Law, (Bio)ethics, and Ethical Gatekeeping of Science
By Ayman Shabana One of the important reasons why the use of the term “Islamic law” as the English counterpart for sharīʿa is problematic has to do with the conceptualization … Continue reading Islamic Law, (Bio)ethics, and Ethical Gatekeeping of Science
COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
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Indonesian authorities sentenced Islamic cleric Habib Rizieq to eight months of imprisonment for encouraging people to attend mass gatherings amid the pandemic. The Indonesian government, citing concerns over the COVID-19 … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup