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“Rajagopal, a 70-year-old farmer from the tiuchirappalli region of tamil Nadu, was astonished when he attempted to sell his 1.2-acre plot to pay for his daughter’s wedding. He received a 20-page paper from the sub-registrar’s office stating that the tamil Nadu Waqf Board actually owned his land.” “The Waqf Tribunal in Kozhikode [India], headed by judge Rajan Thattil, has postponed hearing… CONTINUE READING

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“A Singaporean man was sentenced to six months in prison and fined RM6,000 after pleading guilty in the Syariah High Court today to three charges of teaching deviant doctrines that contradicted Islamic law last year.” “Pakistan’s top body of clerics has declared the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, against Islamic laws, officials said… CONTINUE READING

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The Madras High Court [India] ruled that a Muslim man’s second marriage without consent from his first wife constituted cruelty, demonstrating the intersection of Islamic personal law and civil legal principles on marital obligations. The Court “said that the wife cannot stop the husband from entering into a second marriage, but she has the right… CONTINUE READING

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“The Delhi High Court has directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to enable the online registration of Muslim marriages on its official portal within a specified time frame.” “In a letter addressed to the leaders attended the extraordinary joint summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League… CONTINUE READING

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“The political landscape in Sishamau Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh [India] has become contentious as Samajwadi Party candidate Naseem Solanki faces backlash for participating in religious rituals at a temple during the Diwali festivities.  Following this, a fatwa has been issued against her by Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Rizvi Barelvi, the National President of All India… CONTINUE READING

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Regarding the “recent uproar in the National Assembly [of Nigeria] . . . centered around the lawmaker who proposed rephrasing Islamic personal law to Islamic law in the constitution,” some have argued that the issue is a distraction and that “the members of the House of Representatives spen[t] considerable time showcasing their ethnic supremacy and… CONTINUE READING

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“The fatwa, declaring the beliefs, teachings and practices of members of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) and its affiliates as deviating from the true Islamic teachings, has been gazetted and published in the Selangor State Government [Malaysia] Gazette.” “The top adviser of Pakatan Harapan’s component Amanah [Malaysia] has backed a controversial bill that would grant… CONTINUE READING

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“The prosecutor’s office in Tehran has requested the punishment of ‘hand amputation’ for eight thieves in a joint case, with an indictment that has been referred to the court for sentencing.” For more content and context on harsh interpretations and applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Resource Roundup: Islamic Criminal… CONTINUE READING

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Malaysian “[a]ctress Nur Fazura Shariffuddin and actor Abdul Fattah Mohd Amin have officially divorced, ending their seven-year marriage. Fattah, 34, sealed the divorce with talak satu (first pronouncement) against Fazura, 41, whose full name is Nur Fazura Sharifuddin, before Syarie Judge Abdul Malik Soleh at the Petaling Lower Syariah Court, Subang Bestari on Monday (October 7).” “The… CONTINUE READING

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The Pahang Mufti Department in Malaysia, in a recent fatwā, and in consultation with the state’s Islamic Law Consultative Committee, “has declared that the followers of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) as heretical and deviant[.]” In Malaysia, a muftī issued a fatwā holding that “dowry is defined as anything beneficial and valuable, such as money,… CONTINUE READING