Last month, Asifa Quraishi-Landes and Nadia B. Ahmad published an article in the Washington Post discussing five common misconceptions about the ḥijāb. In addition, Zubair Abassi was quoted in an … Continue reading Islamic Law Scholars’ Round-Up: Apr 8
The latest issue of SSRN's Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal includes the following article by SHARIAsource South Asia Editor Zubair Abbasi: "From Faskh to Khula: Transformation … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Abbasi on Islamic Divorce Law
The latest issue of Brill's Islamic Law and Society explores khulʿ practices in the modern world. Khulʿ is a type of Islamic divorce procedure. Although it usually refers to a … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Special Journal Issue on Khulʿ
By Iman Abdulkadir Mohamed The California Court of Appeal In re the Marriage of Turfe,[1] examined a novel legal theory made by a Muslim husband that claimed that he was … Continue reading The California Court of Appeal In re the Marriage of Turfe
By Iman Abdulkadir Mohamed The Massachusetts Court of Appeals in Ravasizadeh v. Niakosari,[1] a case of first impression, held that a Muslim marriage contract is enforceable under neutral principles of … Continue reading The Massachusetts Court of Appeals in Ravasizadeh v. Niakosari
About three months ago, the Indian government formally criminalized “triple ṭalāq” divorce—an instant and irrevocable divorce under some versions of Islamic law where a husband can unilaterally divorce his wife … Continue reading In the News: Triple Ṭalāq Criminalized in India
By Hannah Hess Facts: Apartheid-era South African courts historically denied recognition to marriages conducted according to Islamic rites, since such unions were perceived as contrary to accepted social customs. Until … Continue reading WLC v. President of the Republic & Others (South Africa)
In August, the SHARIAsourceBlog featured a roundtable discussion on the Akhter v. Khan case, concerning the legal status of Islamic marriages and divorces under UK law. The London School of … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Akhter v. Khan
Ralph Grillo, who wrote for the SHARIAsourceBlog in March regarding “The Independent Review into the application of Sharia law in England and Wales” by the UK Home Office, just published … Continue reading Islamic Law Scholarship Round Up: Oct 19th
This week’s issue of the Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal includes: “Open Issues in European International Family Law: Sahyouni, “Private Divorces” and Islamic law under the … Continue reading Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal: Oct 5th
