- “The Islamic Republic [of Iran] has hanged a second protester in less than a week in public on Monday after charging him with killing two members of security forces.”
- As Iran has been executing protesters, some Islamic law scholars in the country have voiced their opposition to the regime’s application of criminal law from an Islamic perspective.
- “Human rights groups have expressed concern over amendments to Terengganu state [Malaysia] Islamic laws by the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) state government that punish Muslim women who become pregnant out of wedlock, or act like men, among other things.”
- “The Indonesian parliament passed a new criminal code on December 6, 2022, containing provisions that seriously violate international human rights law and standards, Human Rights Watch said[.]”
- “Five years ago, a group in Indonesia did something unique: they convened the world’s first congress of women ‘ulama,’ the Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia or KUPI. Last month, they convened again, bringing together more women ulama, academics, and activists from across the country and around the world to share their experiences and views.”
- “The State [of Kerala] [India] will soon file an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the law of inheritance and all other branches of law relating to the the Muslim Personal Law contained in the Shariat law are also in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.”
- “According to the 2022 Illinois Muslims Report, 94 percent of Muslims in Illinois observe halal guidelines, and Illinois has the largest per capita population of Muslims in the U.S. The report found that 39 percent of Muslim respondents with school-age children, along with 32 percent of students enrolled in college, lack access to halal food at their school.”