- “The prime minister [of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim] said the government will engage with all muftis and Islamic scholars, both domestically and internationally to ensure the strength and reliability of [proposed laws to amend the jurisdiction of sharī’a courts] before presenting it to the Conference of Rulers.”
- “Religious authorities in Malaysia have stepped up moral policing efforts during the holy month of Ramadan in what critics warn has been part of a wider recent shift toward a more conservative form of Islam in the multi-racial and culturally diverse nation.”
- “‘If anyone has any issues with us, we are open to resolving them, but we will never compromise on our principles or Islam. At the same time, we expect that Islam will not be disrespected,’ stated [Taliban leader] Akhundzada in his defiant Pashto-language speech aired by the state-run Afghan radio station. ‘I will not take even a step away from the Islamic law.'” 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.”
- ” Brunei‘s sultan has said a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new Shariah criminal laws including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked an international outcry.” For more content and context on harsh interpretations and applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Resource Roundup: Islamic Criminal Law.” For more news blurbs relating to harsh applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our “Islamic Criminal Law in the News Roundup.”
- “An Indian state [Uttarakhand] ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s party . . . presented a bill on personal laws that will apply across religions, including banning polygamy and granting equal inheritance rights to sons and daughters.”
- “President William Ruto [of Kenya] on Monday, April 8, announced that his administration would make changes to the Hustler Fund to make it Shariah-compliant.”
- The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), a German foundation for liberal politics, recently published a report on family law reform in Tunisia, observing that “the 400-article piece of legislation, which regulates the basic civil status of women in society, is at odds with the progressive constitution adopted by Morocco in 2011.”