SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Preaching Pious Rulership in Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Jawzi's Political Thought (Edinburgh University Press), Han Hsien Liew (Arizona State University) "studies the relationship between political … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “The Muslim Lawyers' Association of Nigeria has raised concern over what it described as a decline in the number of justices with specialised knowledge of … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In “Can Muslim Women Become Muftis? The Forgotten Legacy of Muslim Women Scholars” (India Tomorrow), Syed Khalique Ahmed (India Tomorrow) considers the questions “Can a … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Litigating Subjects: Algerian Women, Local Courts, and the Making of Colonial Law (Stanford University Press), Sarah Ghabrial (Concordia University) “examines the activities of Algeria's … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Malaysia and the Maldives have signed two memoranda of understanding to enhance collaboration in maritime security, training, and Islamic affairs, including halal, waqf, and haj.” … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In “Penchants of the polymaths” (Aeon), Mariam Sabri (Aga Khan University) argues for “the recovery of the penchants of polymathy that once thrived in the … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In the USA, “Conservative crusader Jake Lang attracted hundreds of protesters Tuesday accusing the city of Dearborn, MI of discriminating against Christians and being run … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In “Archival Practices and the Codex 2” (Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā), Konrad Hirschler (University of Hamburg) and Said Aljoumani (University of Hamburg) demonstrate “how a widening understanding … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance conducted a religious course for students seeking knowledge in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, with approximately 150 participants.” “Paris … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Regulative Verses of the Qurʾan (Brill Academic Publishers), Karen Bauer (Institute of Ismaili Studies), Seyed Mohammad Ghari S. Fatemi (AMI and Mofid University), Robert … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
