- “A Saudi national has been sentenced to death for smuggling banned amphetamine tablets near the country’s northern border with Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday citing the Ministry of Interior.”
- “Nineteen people in northeastern Afghanistan were lashed for adultery, theft and running away from home, a Supreme Court official said Sunday.” “The lashings took place on 11 November in a mosque in presence of clerics, elders and other citizens.”
- “Taliban on Friday, Nov 18 publicly flogged a boy and a girl for having a pre-marital affair in Bamyan,” with one Taliban spokesperson commenting “they [i.e. judges] must not hesitate in giving Hadd and Qisas punishments.” For more content and context on the recent developments in Afghanistan, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Resource Roundup: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islamic Law.”
- In Malaysia‘s elections, former Prime Minister and opposition leader Muhyiddin‘s alliance included “an Islamist party that has touted sharia Islamic law for the Southeast Asian nation, [which] emerged as a third major bloc, dividing votes more than had been expected.”
- “The Kerala High Court [of India] has held that marriage between a Muslim man and a Muslim minor girl under their personal law is not excluded from the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.”
- Asif Iqbal‘s famous blog has garnered attention by reviewing popular products and whether and how they align with Islamic laws.
- A survey on Muslim perspectives toward transgender individuals in Morocco revealed that imāms hold a variety of views on the subject, one commenting: “I am telling you that there is no mention of transgender people in the Holy Quran, and whether they are right or wrong.”