ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The IX Kurultai of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan will be held on April 26. The decision to convene it was made by the Ulema Council in … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Islamic Law Perspectives on Dumping Practices : A Critical Review" (Mandub: Jurnal Politik, Sosial, Hukum dan Humaniora 3, no. 1 (2025)), Bahrul Ulum (STAI Darul … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton were spreading 'hateful misinformation' regarding proposals for a new Islamic themed settlement in the state, the Council on American-Islamic … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Third-party refusal of medical treatment – a critical analysis of case report from Islamic ethical perspectives" (BMC Medical Ethics 26 (2025)), Mohamad Iqhbal Bin … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
::Roundtable:: Islamic Legal History and the Blossoming Dataverse of Islamic Manuscripts
By Sohaib Baig In this essay, I reflect on the possibilities of analyzing metadata of Islamic manuscript collections to better understand Islamic legal history. This is inspired in general terms … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: Islamic Legal History and the Blossoming Dataverse of Islamic Manuscripts
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Texas Governor Greg Abbott has instructed the developers behind EPIC City, a proposed new Islamic-themed town near Josephine that includes parts of Collin and Hunt Counties, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Islamic Law in Saudi Arabia (Leiden: Brill, 2025), Dominik Krell (Oxford University) "provides an in-depth exploration of the Saudi judiciary in the 21st century. … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
::Roundtable:: ChatGPT and the Marjaʿ
By Zahra Takhshid In the Oscar winning movie A Separation, Raziyeh, the caregiver of Nader’s father, picks up the phone from the convenience of Nader’s home and calls her marjaʿ taqlīd’s[1] … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: ChatGPT and the Marjaʿ
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa . . . reinstated the post of Grand Mufti and established a new Supreme Fatwa Council, according to a decree released … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "The Position of Female Instrumentary Witnesses in the Creation of Notarial Deeds from the Perspective of Islamic Law" (Journal of Lifestyle & SDG's Review … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup