Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "In an unusual petition filed with the Jerusalem District Court, Israel's Population Authority [has demanded] the annulment of a young Muslim man's conversion carried out … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Islamic Law as Hermeneutic: Developments within Traditionalist Islam in Indonesia" (Southwestern Journal of International Law 29 (2023)), Mark Cammack (Southwestern Law School) "explores the … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Travelogues and Islamic Law: Vignettes from an Indian Ḥanafī Hajj Account, 1839

By Sohaib Baig In the previous two essays, I conducted collection-level analysis of a Turkish union catalog containing more than half a million records to explore the textual landscapes of … Continue reading Travelogues and Islamic Law: Vignettes from an Indian Ḥanafī Hajj Account, 1839

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Istanbul, Turkey, the tombs of Islamic religious figures, including Sufi notables, have continued to receive pilgrims seeking divine intervention during the summer. In a … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Adnan Zulfiqar's (Rutgers Law School) "The Immorality of Incarceration: Between Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī and Angela Y. Davis" (Journal of Islamic Law 3, no. 1 (2022)) … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

The Textual Landscapes of Ḥanafī Eurasia: South Asian Scholarship in Turkish Print Collections (Part 2 of 2)

By Sohaib Baig In the previous essay, I explored the transmission of South Asian Muslim scholarship to the Ottoman Empire by analyzing contemporary holdings of Turkish manuscript collections. In this … Continue reading The Textual Landscapes of Ḥanafī Eurasia: South Asian Scholarship in Turkish Print Collections (Part 2 of 2)

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Androscoggin Bank in Maine, United States has begun "offering mortgage plans without interest payments in order to comply with Muslim law." "From mid-2024, Islamic Bank … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Unveiling the Silenced Suffering of Women in Afghanistan: a Multi-Dimensional Analysis" (Journal on Vulnerable Community Development 1, no. 1 (2023)), Kavitha L. (University of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

The Textual Landscapes of Ḥanafī Eurasia: South Asian Scholarship in Turkish Manuscript Collections (Part 1 of 2)

By Sohaib Baig In the previous essay, I provided an overview of contemporary print collections for Islamic law in North American libraries. In the next two essays, I shift focus … Continue reading The Textual Landscapes of Ḥanafī Eurasia: South Asian Scholarship in Turkish Manuscript Collections (Part 1 of 2)