ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Professor Dr. Ahmed Al Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, received Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Elders, at Al Azhar … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "A court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province found two men guilty of sexual relations today and sentenced them to be publicly flogged, an official said." … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The BBC recently reported that a leading U.S. doctor has called for cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages. Similarly, in 2026, Ireland will become the … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim [of Malaysia] . . . said the government is still discussing the tabling of the Mufti (Federal Territories) Bill, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "[T]otal sharia-compliant assets grew by 8 per cent in 2023 (56 per cent of which comes from banking assets), according to data from S&P Ratings, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Military grocery stores need to provide more options to meet the needs of service members and families with religious dietary requirements, a pair of congressional lawmakers … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Indonesian Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed for up to two years[.]" "Ches Special Risk has launched Canada’s … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The prime minister [of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim] said the government will engage with all muftis and Islamic scholars, both domestically and internationally to … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, suggested in a newly released audio tape that with the enforcement of Sharia law in Afghanistan, women could face stoning … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Following King Mohammed VI's public statement regarding legal reform, Morocco has been reported to be working on significant family law reform, with ongoing controversies on … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
