By Zubair Abbasi This essay evaluates the potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) models—ChatGPT-4, Gemini, Co-Pilot, and DeepSeek—to apply the principles of Islamic inheritance law. Using a GenAI Evaluation Scale … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: Augmented Learning: Generative Artificial Intelligence and Islamic Inheritance Law
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "UNICEF call[ed] on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in Afghanistan." For more content and context on the recent … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Inheritance Rights of Women in Islamic Family Law: Comparative Analysis Across Jurisdictions" (Journal of Islamic Family Law 1, no. 1 (2025)), Dwi Rayhan Sunandar … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Iranians [have] voic[ed] renewed criticism over the strict enforcement of Ramadan regulations—which ban public eating and drinking—reinforced by authorities’ threats of harsh punishment." "Iran's First … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Muslim Women and Islamic Family Law: Lived Experiences in Britain (Routledge, 2025), Islam Uddin "provides an empirical study of the practice of Islamic family … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship 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
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Legal Sanctions for Child Rape in Indonesia: A Comparative Study of National Law and Islamic Criminal Law" (Al Risalah: Jurnal Ilmu Syariah Dan Hukum … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The Aga Khan IV, the leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, passed away earlier this month. The Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School … 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
