- “The Afghan Taliban . . . issued a strong rebuke to the militant group Fitna Al-Khawarij, declaring that any armed activity particularly in Pakistan without the Emir’s explicit approval is impermissible under Islamic law.” Taliban commander Saeedullah Saeed, speaking at a recent event, stated that fighting against the orders of the Amir, particularly in countries like Pakistan, is not permissible.”
- “As the Taliban intensify their use of corporal punishment, 23 people, including one woman, were publicly flogged in Kunduz, Kunar, Takhar and Kabul provinces.” 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.”
- “The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into a Muslim-centered planned community around one of the state’s largest mosques north of Dallas, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said.”
- “Any effort to normalize LGBTQ is against the Federal Constitution, existing laws and official policy, said Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) [Malaysia] in a statement late on May 28.”
- “Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi wants to expand the “halal economy.” Speaking at the Fortune ASEAN-GCC Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur . . . he revealed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed in-principle to have a common halal logo across the 10 countries in ASEAN, and that there would be a discussion about a global halal certification in Riyadh in November.”
- “A total of 628 aspiring Shari’ah counselors-at-law completed the 2025 Shari’ah Special Bar Examinations (SSBE) . . . marking a historic milestone as the first fully digital and decentralized SSBE in the [Philippines].”