ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Syria kept a central role for Islamic law in a constitutional declaration . . . which guarantees women's rights and freedom of expression during a … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Sustainability of Product Halal in the Postmarket Phase from the Perspective of Islamic Law in Indonesia" (Tasyri': Journal of Islamic Law 4, no. 1 … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
After the completion of a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies (History and Philology) at the University of Rome ‘la Sapienza” (2006), Paolo Sartori was a Volkswagen Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Martin-Luther … Continue reading Welcome to our July Guest Blogger: Paolo Sartori
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Ahmed Toufiq, Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, affirmed . . . before the House of Councillors that the official Hajj fees for the current … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Respect for the dead under Islamic law: considerations for humanitarian forensics" (Humanitarian Law & Policy, June 19, 2025), Ahmed Al-Dawoody (ICRC) observes: "With a … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Thank you, Edmund Hayes, for joining us as guest blog editor in June. In case you missed his essays, here they are: Was There an Early Imāmī Shīʿī Legal System? … Continue reading Thank you, Edmund Hayes!
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Professionals can lead PAS [Malaysia] as long as their decisions are guided by 'syarak' (Islamic principles), sa[id] deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. Commenting on … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "From Custodianship to Control: The Conflict Around Sacred Sites in the Eastern Mediterranean" (The Wire, June 12, 2025), K.M. Seethi (Mahatma Gandhi University), focusing … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Grand Mufti [of Saudia Arabia] emphasized that performing Hajj without a permit constitutes a grave violation of Islamic law, as it violates the system … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Doctrinal Change in Mālikī Law: the Case of Judicial Divorce On Account of Harm (ḍarar)" (Journal of Comparative Legal History, forthcoming), Mohammad Fadel (University … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
