By Hamzah Raza (A Fatwā Penned by nearly 500 of the Indian Subcontinent’s Most Prominent Scholars, including the Founders of the Deobandi and Barelvi Movements Refutes Modern Pakistani Ulema’s Position … Continue reading 1923 Fatwā Refutes the Premises of Pakistan’s Current Blasphemy Law
Heterodoxy Among Muslim Judges: On Attempts at Jokes and Judicial Constraints
Guest contributor Maribel Fierro examines a scene of heterodoxy in the recently published English translation of The Ultimate Ambition. Translated from Arabic into English for the first time in full by Elias Muhanna … Continue reading Heterodoxy Among Muslim Judges: On Attempts at Jokes and Judicial Constraints
Apostasy in Contemporary Egypt: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd
By Jiou Park As discussed in the previous posts, blasphemy and apostasy laws apply in contemporary Muslim majority societies. The application of such laws, in practice, can take differing forms … Continue reading Apostasy in Contemporary Egypt: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd
Apostasy and Blasphemy in Islamic Law
By Jiou Park This post will provide a survey of pre-modern Islamic law regarding apostasy (ridda), blasphemy, and the related concept of unbelief (kufr). The exploration of such concepts will … Continue reading Apostasy and Blasphemy in Islamic Law
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law – The Spirit of Sharī’a or a Political Tool?
By Jiou Park Among the many countries with blasphemy laws currently in force, Pakistan has perhaps received the most attention from the international community for their particular harshness.[1] In particular, … Continue reading Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law – The Spirit of Sharī’a or a Political Tool?
Blasphemy law in Egypt: the intersection of sharī’a and state control over public morals
By Jiou Park Since the debacle surrounding the film, The Innocence of Muslims, which triggered prosecution and websites blocks across various Muslim-majority countries, blasphemy law in Muslim majority countries has … Continue reading Blasphemy law in Egypt: the intersection of sharī’a and state control over public morals