SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Glimpses of Islamic manuscript culture in Palestine" (UCLA Library, November 7, 2024), Sohaib Baig (UCLA) describes "manuscripts [housed in the UCLA Library that] illustrate … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Sheikh Tajudeen Abdulkareem of Nigeria emphasized that in Islam, cases of blasphemy should be resolved by jurists and not by mob action, advocating for lawful … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "A Reflection on Hadith Evidences Regarding the Validity of Official and Ordinary Documents in Islamic Law" (The Quarterly Journal of Islamic Law Research 25, … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Law at MESA 2024! (A PIL Guide)
The Program in Islamic Law (PIL) has curated a list of panels from the Middle East Studies Association's (MESA) 2024 Annual Meeting schedule that are related to Islamic law and … Continue reading Islamic Law at MESA 2024! (A PIL Guide)
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has introduced new restrictions on Afghan women, mandating that they refrain from performing … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Dark Deeds, Broken Bodies: Medieval Islamic Narratives of Violence against Corpses" (Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā: The Journal of Middle East Medievalists 32), Taryn Marashi (Augsburg University) … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Law at ASLH 2024! (A PIL Guide)
The Program in Islamic Law (PIL) has curated a list of presentations from the American Society for Legal History's (ASLH) 2024 Annual Meeting schedule that are related to Islamic law, … Continue reading Islamic Law at ASLH 2024! (A PIL Guide)
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting, "Amina J. Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, stated that support for the rights of Afghan … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Society of the Righteous: Ibadhi Muslim Identity and Transnationalism in Tanzania (Indiana University Press, 2024) Kimberly T. Wortmann (Wake Forest University) argues that "[a]lthough the … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) [in Malaysia], Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar, has clarified that the fatwas (edicts) enacted under Mufti … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup