ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The recent codification of the Personal Status Law (PSL) in Saudi Arabia marks a significant development in the country’s legal framework, particularly concerning women’s rights … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Simon Doubleday (Hofstra University) talked with Jerrilynn Dodds about her new book: Visual Histories from Medieval Iberia: Arts and Ambivalence (Arc Humanities Press, 2024). In … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
***Update: A memorial service honoring Professor Mottahedeh will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Memorial Church, Harvard University. For further details, please see here.*** … Continue reading In Memoriam IV: Roy Parviz Mottahedeh
***Update: A memorial service honoring Professor Mottahedeh will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Memorial Church, Harvard University. For further details, please see here.*** … Continue reading In Memoriam III: Roy Parviz Mottahedeh
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Malaysia's Minister for Religious Affairs stated that the determination of the lineage (nasab) of some children rescued from charity homes was the responsibility of sharī'a … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law The Resilience of Multiculturalism: Ideas, Politics, Practice (Edinburgh University Press, 2024), edited by Thomas Sealy, Varun Uberoi, Nasar Meer, brings together chapters that discuss Tariq Modood's ideas … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
***Update: A memorial service honoring Professor Mottahedeh will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Memorial Church, Harvard University. For further details, please see here.*** … Continue reading In Memoriam II: Roy Parviz Mottahedeh
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Barred from sports, Afghan women "exercise secretively – and not for competition, but for a modicum of health and peace of mind in a country … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law The Law of Riba in Islamic Banking: Conventional and Unconventional Approaches to Interest-Free Financing (Routledge, 2024), edited by Hasan Gürak and Neelambar Hatti (University of Lund, Sweden), … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Professor Roy Parviz Mottahedeh, a longtime friend to the Program in Islamic Law and a member emeritus of our advisory and editorial boards, sadly passed away on July 30, 2024. … Continue reading In Memoriam I: Roy Parviz Mottahedeh
