By Norzailawati Mohd Noor The article “Islamic finance is making a case for impact investment” published by Gulf News on May 23, 2017 focuses on Islamic investments in sustainable environmental … Continue reading Islamic finance is making a case for impact investment
Motivations for Fossilized Sharīʿa
By Rudolph Peters On May 16 jihadist insurgents of the Ansar al-Din group, who are occupying parts of Northern Mali and thought to be linked to al-Qaeda in the Maghreb, … Continue reading Motivations for Fossilized Sharīʿa
IN SUMMARY:: Policy Roundtable: Understanding Sharīʿa: Implications for Policy and Conflict Resolution
Policy Roundtable :: Understanding Sharia: Implications for Policy and Conflict Resolution | Tues, Dec 13 | 12.00 noon-1.45p. Co-sponsored by Harvard Law School, Islamic Legal Studies Program: SHARIAsource and the … Continue reading IN SUMMARY:: Policy Roundtable: Understanding Sharīʿa: Implications for Policy and Conflict Resolution
Commentary :: The Comparative Costs and Benefits of Models of Islamic Finance Regulation
Islamic finance is under increased scrutiny. Just last week, the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Finance Institutions (AAOIFI) announced plans to more aggressively develop centralized standards to regulate the … Continue reading Commentary :: The Comparative Costs and Benefits of Models of Islamic Finance Regulation
ELECTION DAY 2016 :: Civil Rights Sharīʿa and the Elections as a Part of the American Political Process
On election day 2016, Professor Intisar Rabb, SHARIAsource founding editor-in-chief, reflects on the notion of “civil rights sharīʿa”: the role that Islamic law has historically played in honoring and pressing for shared … Continue reading ELECTION DAY 2016 :: Civil Rights Sharīʿa and the Elections as a Part of the American Political Process
CASE COMMENT: Shamim Ara and the Divorce Politics of a Secular and Modern India
South Asia editor Jeff Redding argues that the "state vs. non-state character of talaq" is too often overlooked as a factor influencing the Indian Supreme Court's decision in the landmark case Shamim Ara v. State of … Continue reading CASE COMMENT: Shamim Ara and the Divorce Politics of a Secular and Modern India
Privacy in Islamic Law in the Modern State
Guest contributors Vidusha Mardi and Bhaira Acharya examine issues of privacy and the state in Islamic law with the baseline argument that privacy is the default rule in Islamic law and that the public sphere, … Continue reading Privacy in Islamic Law in the Modern State
IN SUMMARY :: The Other Pakistan: Special Laws, Diminished Citizenship, and the Gathering Storm (Workshop with Osama Siddique)
Osama Siddique, the Henry J. Steiner Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Harvard Law School, led a discussion on Friday, September 30th at the International and Comparative Law Workshop on … Continue reading IN SUMMARY :: The Other Pakistan: Special Laws, Diminished Citizenship, and the Gathering Storm (Workshop with Osama Siddique)
CASES TO WATCH: Can a Judge Determine Acceptable Religious Attire in a Canadian Courtroom?
Guest contributor Jennifer Selby uses the recent case of Rania El-Alloul in Quebec, Canada to situate an ongoing debate at the intersection of secularism and religious freedom. Citing her courtroom as a "secular … Continue reading CASES TO WATCH: Can a Judge Determine Acceptable Religious Attire in a Canadian Courtroom?
Does ISIS Really Follow the Salafī Version of Islamic Law and Theology?
Guest contributor Jacob Olidort critically examines ISIS's claim of adherence to the doctrine of Salafism, a popular orientation among conservative Muslim clerics who attempt to model their actions on a … Continue reading Does ISIS Really Follow the Salafī Version of Islamic Law and Theology?