Islamic Law in the News

  • “In war zones and disaster areas, food can become a serious problem for Muslim soldiers and refugees. The US Military’s packaged, ready-to-eat meals (MREs) were a huge success when they were first introduced during the Second World War. They were built to last a long time without going bad. But as more people of different faiths, specifically Muslims, joined the armed forces, the question of a lack of halal-certified meat or chicken options in the standard MREs became an issue.”
  • “At an evidentiary hearing…[a petitioner] confirmed that his motion was a request that the circuit court apply Islamic law instead of the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
  • “In a move to insulate the sanctity of the pulpit from the fray of partisan politics, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has called on Islamic clerics to resign their positions before contesting for elective offices.”
  • Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, in a meeting of the group’s Council of Ministers, emphasized religious and ideological education for the people and said that strengthening the Islamic system depends on teaching religion.”
  • Pakistan has no law that criminalises abetment of suicide, exposing a critical gap in the country’s criminal justice system where psychological abuse that leads to death remains largely unpunished….Islamic jurisprudence already has a solution: the doctrine of tasbib (indirect causation).”
  • In Qatar, “the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Institute of Da’wah and Islamic Sciences, organised a specialised scientific training course titled “Contemporary Jurisprudential Issues in Financial Transactions” as part of its 2026 Shariah Muftis Forum training programme.”
  • Indonesia’s top Islamic clerical body has defended President Prabowo Subianto’s use of state funds to purchase sacrificial cattle for the Eid al-Adha.”
  • “The funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4.”

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