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
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
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
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The Supreme Court of the Philippines updated the training prerequisites for "Shari'ah Bar" candidates to enhance the quality of Islamic legal education. Referring to Hayat … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Syria's rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Fatwās on Jihād from Premodern Morocco" (Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā 31 (2024)), Jocelyn Hendrickson (University of Alberta) "provides an Arabic critical edition of one section of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Iran has carried out an unprecedented number of amputations for theft over the past three years, a punishment based on [the state's strict interpretation of] … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
