- Kenya sanctioned a man who disguised himself in a burqa to compete in a national chess competition for women.
- The cleric who performed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s marriage declared the marriage to be against Islamic law, alleging that Khan’s wife did not wait out the 130-day period (iddat) after divorcing her former spouse.
- “The government of Alberta [announced that it] is looking to expand access to financing that adheres to Islamic law, with a view to enabling halal mortgages.”
- Two Afghan religious scholars have criticized the Taliban‘s ban on women’s right to education.
- “The Taliban […] said their decision to forbid local women from working for the United Nations in Afghanistan is an internal matter that all parties should respect.” 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.”
- “The world’s largest organization of Muslims [Nahdlatul Ulama of Indonesia] [has been] campaigning for thorough worldwide reform of how to understand the faith’s religious law (Sharia) and applied jurisprudence (Fiqh).”