- “John Tolan’s Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the Present (Princeton University Press) offers a sweeping account of Islam’s evolution, highlighting influential figures, sectarian divisions, and global expansion. Though it lacks in-depth exploration of some claims and underplays Sufi contributions to the religion’s development, Haider Ali [Jamia Millia Islamia] finds it an engaging and rich study.”
- In “Cancellation of Marriage due to Fraud Related to Deviant Sexual Orientation As Referred to in the Compilation of Islamic Law and Marriage Law” (Nomoi Law Review), Putri Giofani Br Lubis (Universitas Sumatera Utara) and others argue that “many marriages have been annulled due to deception by one of the partners regarding their sexual orientation. In principle, Indonesian positive law has regulated the annulment of marriage in Article 27 of the Marriage Law and Article 72 of the Compilation of Islamic Law. An annulment request can be submitted if one of the parties feels confused or has experienced an error regarding the identity of the partner….In the Islamic perspective, an annulment of marriage caused by the inequalities of the partners in fulfilling the requirements and pillars of marriage will be considered invalid; however, a marriage annulled due to deviation remains valid under positive law.”