ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Saudi Arabia, "the Presidency of Religious Affairs unveiled an updated AI-powered Manara Robot deployed at Masjid al-Haram (the Grand Mosque in Makkah) and Al-Masjid … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In The Islamic Reform Movement of the Association of Algerian ʿUlamaʾ, 1931–1954 (Brill), Shoko Watanabe (University of Tokyo) asks, "How are we to understand the … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The "halal food market is estimated to be valued at USD 1,426.57 Bn in 2026 and is expected to reach USD 3,356.15 Bn in 2033, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In a recent podcast, Amanie Antar (University of Toronto) interviews Gijs Kruijtzer (independent scholar): "How do people justify what others see as transgression? Taking that … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Dr. Haroon Bashir is Associate Professor of Contemporary Islam at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education. His research explores contemporary Islamic thought, Quranic hermeneutics, and the ethical engagement of Muslim … Continue reading Welcome to our May Guest Blogger: Haroon Bashir
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Repeated testimonies and data show that depriving women of inheritance remains an entrenched social pattern in Syria, fed by a mix of family pressure and … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Intellectual Practice and Manuscript Culture in Early Islamic North Africa" (Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā), Clément Salah (University of Oxford ) "examines the figure of Abū al-ʿArab … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Thank you, Dominik Krell and Muhammad Zubair Abbasi for joining us as guest blog editors in April. In case you missed their essays, here they are: Is Saudi Arabia’s Legal System … Continue reading Thank you, Dominik Krell and Muhammad Zubair Abbasi!
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Stakeholders are promoting Islamic microfinance as a solution to financial exclusion in the Philippines, following a capacity-building workshop at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology." … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Inheritance as a God-Given Right: the Debate on the Family Waqf in 20th and 21st Century Saudi Arabia" (Journal of the Economic and Social … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
