ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "UNICEF call[ed] on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in Afghanistan." For more content and context on the recent … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Inheritance Rights of Women in Islamic Family Law: Comparative Analysis Across Jurisdictions" (Journal of Islamic Family Law 1, no. 1 (2025)), Dwi Rayhan Sunandar … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Iranians [have] voic[ed] renewed criticism over the strict enforcement of Ramadan regulations—which ban public eating and drinking—reinforced by authorities’ threats of harsh punishment." "Iran's First … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "The Female Genital Mutilation Regulations In Indonesia: The International Law, Human Rights, and Islamic Law Perspectives" (Uti Possidetis: Journal of International Law 6, no. … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "A seven-member committee appointed by Syria’s interim government is drafting a constitutional declaration, but leaked provisions, including a requirement that the president be Muslim, have … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "This Muslim scholar wants to revive the ‘Judeo-Islamic tradition,’ starting with Moses" (Times of Israel, March 11, 2025), Zack Rothbart reviews Mustafa Akyol's (Cato … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Professor Dr. Ahmed Al Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, received Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Elders, at Al Azhar … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Muslim Women and Islamic Family Law: Lived Experiences in Britain (Routledge, 2025), Islam Uddin "provides an empirical study of the practice of Islamic family … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
By Robert Shepard* This report documents insights from my tagging and review of Islamic legal canons in the SHARIAsource Canons Tagging Tool, focusing on the ranges #5330–5655 and #3457–5251 (with … Continue reading Data Report Two: Analysis of Islamic Legal Canons (#3457–5655)
By Robert Shepard* Throughout my analysis of canons #2700–2800, several notable patterns emerged in terms of the types of canons, tags applied, and their relevance to Islamic legal principles. Here, … Continue reading Data Report One: Trends in Islamic Legal Canons from SHARIAsource Lab Data
