“Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi…urged religious scholars to support Islamabad in its fight against ‘terrorism,’ urging them to inform the masses that Islam discourages anti-state activities.”
“Calls to fight ‘Sharia’ are not new to Texas Republican politics, but as the border loses emotional force for voters, fear of Islam is back in a big way.”
In the US, “the Sharia-Free America Caucus, established in December, now boasts more than 60 members, all of whom are Republican.”
In Iran, “the gap between Khamenei’s assassination on February 28 and the announced burial has been unusually long for Shi’ite tradition, which favours prompt interment.”
“Ethical marketing is not merely a modern corporate social responsibility trend; for the Muslim entrepreneur and digital professional, it is a spiritual mandate rooted in the very core of Islamic theology. As the digital economy expands, the temptation to utilize manipulative tactics, deceptive algorithms, and ‘black-hat’ SEO strategies has grown exponentially.”
In Libya, “Minister of Youth in the Government of National Unity, Haitham Al-Zahaf, met with a group of academics specializing in Islamic law and senior religious leaders to discuss ways to implement the National Program for Youth Preachers.”
“The law relating to waqf in India has increasingly become a subject of intense legal, political, and social debate. Yet one important doctrinal issue continues to receive far less attention than it deserves: the concept of Waqf of Musha’—the dedication of an undivided share in jointly owned property.”
In the US, “the number of legal practitioners who have a basic grounding and connection to the Islamic sciences, equipped to think about these issues a step further than the status quo, is fewer than desired.”
