- A bill aimed to enforce mandatory hijab laws more strictly passed through the Iranian legislature and is pending before the Guardian Council.
- Clerics and jurists in Iran have been considering using artificial intelligence in issuing fatwās, on which one scholar commented that while AI could not replace scholars, it could still help to expedite the issuance of fatwās.
- “Pakistani authorities have resumed issuing ID cards to transgender people after a four-month pause and following an Islamic court’s controversial ruling that gutted a law aimed at protecting trans rights.”
- The Taliban is considering adopting a more enhanced surveillance system throughout the country, on which one spokesperson commented that, if adopted, the system would be utilized within the confines of sharī’a, and would not, for example, record conversations taking place in private settings. 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 Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia, recently stated: “I hope that more efforts will be implemented from time to time to empower shariah courts and other Islamic religious institutions.” He added that “the shariah courts must use their discretion wisely and always be fair to all parties, especially in family matters and shariah criminal cases.”