ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Responding to international criticism, "Abdul Hakim Sharaee, the acting minister of justice [in Afghanistan], has stated that the Islamic Emirate's mission is not to convince … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Syria, "[t]he new government’s plan for a swift constitution overhaul, potentially prioritizing Islam, [has sparked] unrest in a country with 30% religious and ethnic … 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
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Taliban’s continued imposition of strict interpretations of Islamic law and Afghan culture has resulted in unprecedented restrictions on women and girls, the UN envoy … 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
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Populist Secularism" (Minnesota Journal of International Law 33 (2024)), Seval Yildirim (University of Buffalo, SUNY), "[u]sing Turkey as a case study," argues that "religion … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
By Muhammad al-Marakeby The use and validity of family endowments (waqf ahlī) have been a contentious issue since the nineteenth century. Many argue that family endowment was often used as … Continue reading Men Can Be Excluded, Women Cannot: Family Endowments and the Preferential Treatment of Women in Khalīl’s Mukhtaṣar
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The Taliban, under a commission from the Ministry of Information and Culture, have removed "un-Islamic'"and anti-government literature from circulation to enforce their strict interpretation of … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
