Islamic Law in the News

  • Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes carried out by the United States and Israel…a development that is set to shake the foundations of clerical rule in the Islamic Republic.”
  • “The executive and the legislative arms of the Nigerian government have been urged to take concrete steps to end the ambiguity created by the existence of the Sharia Criminal law in some northern states alongside the Common law.”
  • The photo essay “Then and Now” examines “life for Afghan women since the 2021 Taliban takeover.” 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.
  • “As part of its digital transformation strategy and efforts to harness artificial intelligence and modern technologies, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs [Qatar] has officially launched the ‘FatwaTok‘ application.”
  • “The issue of child maintenance after divorce continues to weigh heavily on Malaysia‘s Muslim community, with persistent reports of fathers failing to fulfill responsibilities clearly mandated by both religion and law.” For more content and context on Islamic law in Malaysia, consult our Editor-in-Chief Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Legislation and Regulation of Islamic Law in Malaysia” and its appended resource roundup.

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