- “Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim [of Malaysia] . . . said the government is still discussing the tabling of the Mufti (Federal Territories) Bill, amid opposition over the law restricting candidates to follow certain Islamic schools of thoughts.”
- The Indian police arrested a man for his involvement in the flogging of a couple accused of having an extramarital affair. 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.”
- “Offa, the UK’s first Sharia-compliant bridge finance fintech company, has launched a buy-to-let (BTL) service.”
- “Germany, where around a million Syrians reside, has varied and diverse burial regulations, methods, and locations. . . .Various companies and organizations in Germany provide burial services, following Islamic or other methods, handling everything from death to burial. Some cemeteries have sections dedicated to Muslim burials.”
- Speaking at the 6th edition of the World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, Dr. Shawki Allam, Egypt‘s Grand Mufti, stated: “In this interconnected world, akin to a small village, seemingly local incidents can reverberate across its farthest reaches[.]”