- In “Integrating Energy Justice and Maqasid al-Shariah to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Malaysia” (International Review of Law), former PIL Senior Research Fellow Wan Mohd Zulhafiz bin Wan Zahari (International Islamic University) and others explore “how the integration of energy justice and Maqasid al-Shariah can enhance Malaysia’s ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While energy justice emphasizes procedural, distributive, and recognition justice in energy policy, Maqasid al-Shariah provides a holistic Islamic legal framework that promotes the protection of faith, life, intellect, progeny, and property. By aligning these two frameworks, the study identifies gaps in Malaysia’s energy policies and SDG implementation, particularly in rural electrification, environmental protection, and social inequality. Through doctrinal legal analysis, the study finds that incorporating energy justice principles and Maqasid al-Shariah can significantly improve the fairness, equity, and sustainability of energy-related policies.”
- In a recent podcast, Ahmed Almaazmi (Emirates University) interviews David S. Powers (Cornell University) and Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University): “The essays in Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies (Cornell UP, 2023) address the ways in which Muslims from Morocco to Indonesia and from sub-Saharan Africa to the steppes of Uzbekistan are members of a broad cultural unit….[The book] showcases ethics, education, architecture, the arts, modernization, political resistance, marriage, divorce, and death rituals. Using the insights and methods of historians, anthropologists, literary critics, art historians, political scientists, and sociologists, Islamic Ecumene seeks to understand Islamic identity as a dynamic phenomenon that is reflected in the multivalent practices of the more than one billion people across the planet who identify as Muslims.”