- “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 Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim advocacy group in the United States, told Newsweek.”
- In the UK, sharīʿa councils “which rule on Muslim marriages have been accused of misogyny and exploiting religious freedoms — and they are on the rise on the capital [London].”
- “Taliban have removed at least 16 university lecturers from Islamic studies faculties in five provinces, reportedly over disagreements with the group’s ideological views, according to local sources.”
- “Afghanistan‘s Supreme Court rejected on Saturday condemnation by the United Nations of the Taliban’s use of capital punishment, a day after four convicted murderers were publicly executed.”
- “It’s the first time in more than a month that Taliban authorities have publicly commented on the case of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who were arrested in early February after being taken from their home in central Bamiyan province to the capital, Kabul. . . . ‘The only thing I can say is that the matter was previously with the Interior Ministry and it has now been handed over to the courts,’ [a spokespoerson] said. ‘Their problem (crime) is not that big. God willing, their problem will soon be resolved and a shariah (Islamic law) decision will be made. It is a small matter and should not be a cause for concern.'”
- “Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan . . . the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions to be carried out in one day since the Taliban’s return to power.” “According to an official order issued by the Taliban, the executions were carried out as ‘Qisas,’ a form of retribution sanctioned under Islamic law, for two separate cases of intentional murder.” 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.” 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.”