Weekend Scholarship Roundup

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP

On Islamic Law

• In “Analysis of the Islamic Law and its Compatibility with Artificial Intelligence as a Emerging Challenge of the Modern World” (Annals of Human and Social Sciences 5, no. 1 (2024)), Shabana Kausar (Dada Bhoye Institute of Higher Education Karachi ) and others “explore[] the complexities surrounding Islamic law and the challenges it encounters in the contemporary Era of Artificial Intelligence in global landscape.”
• In “The Application of Aspects of Islamic Family Law to the Muslim Minority in Singapore: A Literature Review” (International Journal of Social Science and Religion 5, no. 1 (2024)), Silawati (UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau) and others “discuss the position and application of Islamic family law in countries with Muslim minority populations, particularly in Singapore.”

On Islam and Data Science

• In “Public Perception of Polygamy in Makassar, Indonesia: Cultural Perspective and Islamic Law” (Samarah: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga dan Hukum Islam 8, no. 1 (2024)), Muhammad Saleh Ridwan (Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar) and others, based on a survey of 80 participants, find a variety of reasons members of the Makassar community invoke to justify polygamy, some based in Islamic law and some not.

FIELD GUIDE TO ISLAMIC LAW ONLINE: RECENT SOURCES

The Field Guide to Islamic Law Online is an ever-growing collection of links to hundreds of links to primary sources and archival collections around the world, online.We recently added new resources to this list:

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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

PIL & Harvard Calendar:

• Student work opportunity: Research assistant, Widener Library, Harvard University.
• Fellowship: The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School, 2024-2025, February 15, 2024.

Global Calendar:

• International Conference: Islamic Theology: Uniting Diverse Voices, ISTAC-IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 18-19, 2024.
• Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): The jurisprudential corpus and the history of Ibadism in medieval Libya: additions and difficulties, January 24, 2024.
• Call for Papers: Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 26, 2024.
• Position opening: Professor in History of Islamic Art and Architecture, American University in Cairo, January 30, 2024.
• Fellowship: Kamel Center at Yale Law School, 2024-2025, January 31, 2024.
• Position opening: Postdoctoral opportunity in History of Islam/Arabic Studies, Leiden University, February 1, 2024.
• Fellowship: UCHV Fellows in Law and Normative Thinking for Academic Year 2024-25, Princeton University, February 2, 2024.
• Call for Papers: MESA 2024, February 15, 2024.
• Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Looking for Libya in Coptic-Arabic historiographical sources, February 21, 2024.
• Fellowship: Anthony Lester Fellowships, 2024-2025, Bard College, February 28, 2024.
• Book award: The Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University, April 1, 2024.
• Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Partnership for Heritage. Documentation and heritage management for the protection of the Nafousa Mountains, April 17, 2024.
• Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Between Ṭarābulus and Aṭrābulus. The journey of the toponym and difficulties in determining its form, May 22, 2024.
• Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Surveying and documentation of the archaeological city of Barca (Al-Marj), June 26, 2024.
• Symposium on Copyright in Islamic Legal Tradition, Istanbul, June 28-29, 2024.
• Search for Editor: International Journal of Middle East Studies, until an appointment is made.
• Internship opportunity: The Executive Office of the President, White House, various deadlines.
• Position opening: Academic mentor and field researcher in Iraq, Cordoba Peace Institute-Geneva (CPI) & ETH Zurich, rolling basis.
• Position opening: Academic mentor for researcher in Mogadishu, Cordoba Peace Institute-Geneva (CPI) & ETH Zurich.
• Call for Papers: Special Section – Lifewriting Annual and Islam.
• Call for Manuscripts: Advances in the Study of Islam, Edinburgh University Press.