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 where the Taliban government has stopped women from playing sports.” 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.”
- In Iran, “[l]ess than 10 months passed from the day when the activities of the Morality Police were halted following the death of Mahsa Amini until the officers enforcing compulsory hijab resumed their operations.” 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.”
- In India, “[a]s the country moves further ahead under [a new Modi government] the BJP’s proposed amendments to the Waqf Act have become a flashpoint, raising questions about the extent and misuse of Waqf properties.”
- “Hong Kong must provide a ‘clear direction’ for how it wants to develop its Islamic finance sector before Malaysia can provide the expertise needed to tap into the Middle East market, the country’s envoy to the financial centre has said.”
CASES AND FATWĀS
- “The Union of Islamic Scholars in the Kurdistan Region rejected the inclusion of the proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law on the parliamentary agenda,” reasoning that “there is no need to amend the current provisions, as no legal gaps necessitate changes[.]”
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
PIL & Harvard Calendar:
- Book Talk: “Islam in North America: An Introduction” by Hussein Rashid and Huma Mohibullah, Harvard University, September 23, 2024.
- Seminar: “Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Nahdlatul Ulama and the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethics” by Robert Hefner, Harvard University, October 7, 2024.
- Seminar: “Travel Writing and the Production of a Global Imagination in Muslim South Asia” by Daniel Majchrowicz, Harvard University, November 6, 2024.
Calendar:
- Call for Proposals: Hot Topics Program, 2025 Association of American Law Schools Meeting, October 14, 2024.
- Conference: 2024 American Society of Comparative Law Annual Meeting, Texas A&M University School of Law, October 17-19, 2024 (Call for Submissions: October 15, 2024).
- Fellowship: Thomas C. Grey Fellowship, Stanford Law School, 2025-2026, October 15, 2024.
- Talk: “Unsettlements: History of Land Reclamation in British Mandate of Palestine” with Nurfadzilah Yahaya, Stanford University, October 28, 2024.
- Conference: Law, colonialism and gender in the Muslim world, December 19-20, 2024.
- Conference: Eleventh Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, Queen Mary University, UK, May 8-10, 2025 (Paper proposals: October 31, 2024; Panel proposals: November 30, 2024).
- Conference: Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 22-25, 2025 (Registration: January 3, 2025).
- Conference: MESA 2025, Westin Downtown, Washington DC, November 22-25, 2025.
- 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.