By Kristina L. Richardson Given the centuries of exposure to northern African Islamic thought like Khārijism, Ibāḍism, and Mālikism, could sub-Saharan Muslims have established an indigenous, perhaps syncretic, Islamic legal … Continue reading A “Jabri” madhhab of the early modern Sudan?
By Kristina L. Richardson For centuries the Sunnī Mālikī madhhab has predominated among Muslims of northern and western Africa, but before the 12th century, Shīʿī, Khārijī, and Ibāḍī legal schools … Continue reading Ibāḍism in the Medieval Sahel
By Kristina L. Richardson Allow me to share a factoid about Toni Morrison’s (1931-2019) little known connection to Islamic historians. She grew up in Lorain, Ohio, with her younger cousin … Continue reading Toni Morrison, John Ralph Willis, and Black Muslim History
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Vice President Maruf Amin of Indonesia confirmed President Joko Widodo’s view that COVID-19 vaccines should receive a ḥalāl certification to render their use permissible under Islamic law. Harvard University's Center … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
The following article was cross-posted from Liberty Writers Africa. "700,000 Ancient African Books Have Survived In Mali’s Timbuktu University" Not until recently did most commentators on African literary history believe … Continue reading “700,000 Ancient African Books Have Survived In Mali’s Timbuktu University”
"Introduction to the English Translation of the Muwatta' of Imam Malik b. Anas, Recension of Yahya b. Yahya al-Laythi (Royal Moroccan Edition, 2013)," Mālik b. Anas, al-Muwaṭṭaʾ -- Recension of Yaḥyā b. … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Fadel and Monette on the English Translation of the Muwatta’ of Imam Malik b. Anas
Last summer, the Guardian reported on a legal proceeding in the United Kingdom that explored the extent to which UK law recognizes a marriage conducted according to Islamic law, yet unaccompanied by a … Continue reading Recent Developments in Muslim Marriages and Civil Laws
By Waheeda Amien On August 31, 2018, the Western Cape High Court in South Africa handed down a groundbreaking judgment in the case of Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President … Continue reading Commentary :: Recognition and Regulation of Muslim Marriages in South Africa
By Hannah Hess Facts: Apartheid-era South African courts historically denied recognition to marriages conducted according to Islamic rites, since such unions were perceived as contrary to accepted social customs. Until … Continue reading WLC v. President of the Republic & Others (South Africa)
On August 31st, a South African court ruled that Islamic law marriages must be recognized by the government in order to provide greater protections to women and children in case … Continue reading In the News: Muslim Marriages in South Africa
