SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Women, Violence, and Law: A Critical Analysis of Women's Rights in Afghanistan," (Mapping Futures for Afghanistan, ed. Arif Saba et al, Routledge), Nazifa Haqpal … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Indonesia is tightening its grip on cosmetics compliance with new halal documentation requirements and enforcement against unregistered products." "Muslim theologian and Islamic studies scholar Rana … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "From Militant Democracy to a Rights-Based Paradigm: The Evolution of the Turkish Constitutional Court’s Interpretation of Secularism" (Law and Governance: South East Europe), Batuhan … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Another natural disaster again exposed Japan’s ill-preparedness in dealing with the needs of foreign workers during emergencies, even in places that increasingly view non-Japanese residents … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Rethinking marriage—and divorce—in Muslim Indonesia" (University of Colorado Boulder Blog) "CU Boulder sociologist Rachel Rinaldo’s research uncovers how Indonesian women are re-shaping marriage and … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Janina Safran is Associate Professor of History at The Pennsylvania State University. Her field is Islamic history (c. 600–1250), and her particular area of research is al-Andalus (Islamic Iberia) and … Continue reading Welcome to our July Guest Blogger: Janina Safran
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Nigeria, "the Kano State Hisbah Board has said its mass wedding programme is open to both Muslims and Christians." "Islamic scholar Dr. Muhammad Salah … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In a recent episode of New Books in Islamic Studies, Shehnaz Haqqani (Mercer University) and Edith Szanto (University of Alabama) "explore specific Muharram practices, including … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "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 … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt (Stanford University Press), Omar Youssef Cheta (Syracuse University) observes that "when Egypt's markets … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
