ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS
- Knox Thames, an international human rights lawyer, “said some state governments [in Nigeria] have disregarded the constitutional provision that prohibits the establishment of a state religion or the granting of preferential treatment to any religious or ethnic group at the state or local level.”
- “A reversal in globalisation and challenges faced by Western financial system are presenting fresh opportunities for Islamic finance to gain a stronger foothold and influence among consumers and investors in Asia-Pacific, an industry expert said.”
- “BlackRock has expanded its Shariah-compliant ETF [exchange-traded fund] range with the launch of an emerging market sukuk ETF.”
- “Raqami Islamic Digital Bank [in Karachi, Pakistan] obtained a no objection certificate and in-Principal Approval from the State Bank of Pakistan.”
- A recent Gulf Cooperation Council report found that the “halal cosmetics market size reached US$ 4.6 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 13.3 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 19.4% during 2022-2028.”
CASES AND FATWĀS
- “A group of clerics in Pakistan’s northwestern Upper Kohistan district . . . declared in a decree that women’s campaigning for votes ahead of the upcoming national elections was ‘against the Islamic law.'”
- Bangladesh continues to witness controversy and protests over the issue of transgenderism, and “last year, clerics at the Hathazari Madrasa, one of the oldest and largest madrasas located in southeast Chattogram district, declared transgender[ism] as haram (forbidden).”
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
*** Fellowship: Program in Islamic Law –Library of Congress Research Fellowship Application, 2024-2025, February 15, 2024 ***
PIL & Harvard Calendar:
- Student work opportunity: Research assistant, Widener Library, Harvard University.Islamic Law Speaker Series: “Creating a new Criminal Law: The Military-Administrative origins of Siyasa” with Mohammed Allehbi, Program in Islamic Law, February 13, 2024.
- Book talk: “Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire” with Nora Barakat, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, February 14, 2024.
- Fellowship: The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School, 2024-2025, February 15, 2024.
- Roundtable: Islamic Land Law, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School, February 21, 2024.
- SHARIAsource Lab :: Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes, Program in Islamic Law, March 2, 2024.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Rise of Critical Islam: 10th-13th Century Legal Debate” with Youcef L. Soufi, Program in Islamic Law, March 5, 2024.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Transition of Ottoman Land Law: Theory and Practice between 16th-18th Centuries” with Fatma Gul Karagoz, Program in Islamic Law, April 9, 2024.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Umayyad Empire” with Andrew Marsham, Program in Islamic Law, May 14, 2024.
Global Calendar:
- Call for Nominations: Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association, February 9, 2024.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: “Creating a new Criminal Law: The Military-Administrative origins of Siyasa” with Mohammed Allehbi, Program in Islamic Law, February 13, 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.
- Call for Papers: De Jure: Jurnal Hukum dan Syar’iah, June 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.