- In Syria, “[t]he new government’s plan for a swift constitution overhaul, potentially prioritizing Islam, [has sparked] unrest in a country with 30% religious and ethnic minorities.”
- “Islamic Scholars and other stakeholders have urged clerics who many claim to be Muftis to deepen their knowledge about Sharia before stating their position on any Islamic matters, especially in today’s age of technology many misleading preaches and messages have found their way to social media leading to conflict.”
- “Human rights advocates denounce[d] Iran’s treatment clinics for women who defy hijab law.”
- “Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders . . . not to ‘legitimise’ the Afghan Taliban government and to ‘show true leadership’ over their assault on women’s rights.” 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.”
- Mohammad Al-Issa, the Secretary General of the Muslim World League and President of the International Islamic Scholars Organization recently said: “Denying women and girls access to education, whether partially or fully, and associating such denial with Islamic law, is categorically incorrect.”