Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The 2024 Giorgio Levi Della Vida Conference of the Center for Near Eastern Studies, held this past spring at UCLA, brought together a host of … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In The Islamic Secular (Oxford University Press, 2024), Sherman A. Jackson (University of Southern California) argues that "'Religion,' in Islam was not identical to Islam's … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim [of Malaysia] . . . said the government is still discussing the tabling of the Mufti (Federal Territories) Bill, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Women's Rights and Duties in Classical Legal Literature" (in The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Women (Oxford University Press, 2024)), Mariam Sheibani (Brandeis University) … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut have all become punishable acts under the Taliban’s increasingly oppressive rule in Afghanistan, as highlighted … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Harmonization of State, Custom, and Islamic Law in Aceh: Perspective of Legal Pluralism" (Hasanuddin Law Review 10, no. 1 (2024)), Mursyid Djawas (Banda Aceh, … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Following their reconsolidation of power in 2021, and despite public statements declaring their intent to uphold women’s rights in the country, the Taliban has employed the … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Professor Radwan El Sayed (Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities) reviews Intisar A. Rabb (Harvard Law School) and Abigail Krasner Balbale's (New York University) edited … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "King Mohammed VI [of Morocco] has directed the Higher Council of Ulema to undertake a comprehensive review of proposals put forth by the Family Code … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup