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"Despite the emergency situation facing Iraq due to the coronavirus pandemic, the people's faith in Imam Hussein means they are not afraid" said one pilgrim in Karbala (Iraq) who had … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
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
The Harvard Digital Scholarship Support Group will host the Digital Teaching Workshop: Tools for Assignments and Activities on August 27, 2021 at 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Eastern time. In … Continue reading Islam and Data Science Roundup
In "Banking on Blind Faith? Islamic Finance, Consumer Protection and Public Policy" (SSRN, February 18, 2021) Faisal Kutty (Valparaiso University Law School) argues that current Islamic finance practices fall short … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In their first news conference following the capture of Kabul (Afghanistan), the Taliban vowed to respect women's rights "within the framework of Islamic law." Islamic law is a multifaceted concept, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
By Omar Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar This is a summary of the lecture by Prof. Christian Müller entitled “Sijills and Transformations of Qāḍī Documents in Islamic Law” delivered at 12 noon (EST), … Continue reading Monthly Lectures on Islamic Legal Genres: “Sijills and Transformations of Qāḍī Documents in Islamic Law” by Prof. Christian Müller
Thank you, Hossein Modarressi, for joining us as guest blog editor in August. In case you missed Prof. Modarressi's essay on the theology of delegation, here it is: Theology of … Continue reading Thank you, Hossein Modarressi!
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The Western Sydney community leaders in Australia, including Sydney sheikh Shadi Alsuleiman, have attempted to dispel unscientific notions about the coronavirus vaccine by posting videos of themselves getting vaccinated. Kent … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
By Omar Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar This is a summary of the lecture by Prof. Maribel Fierro entitled “Fatāwā Compilations: Exploring a legal genre in the Islamic West,” delivered on June 30, … Continue reading Monthly Lectures on Islamic Legal Genres: “Fatāwā Compilations: Exploring a legal genre in the Islamic West” by Prof. Maribel Fierro
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
