- “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.”