Weekend Scholarship Roundup

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Dynamics of Islamic Law in Indonesia During the Reformation Period" (Marga: Journal of Innovation and Creativity 1, no. 1 (2024)), Wildan Habib Azhari (Universitas … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Assembling Clones: Adjudicating Future Bodies in Shīʿī Jurisprudence

By Emily O'Dell Notions in Shīʿī jurisprudence about bodily interventions, such as the mutability of the body and the permissibility of biotechnology to assemble non-normative bodies, are distinct from Sunnī … Continue reading Assembling Clones: Adjudicating Future Bodies in Shīʿī Jurisprudence

Does Islamic Law Support Human Cloning?

In 1983 at its Third Islamic Summit Conference, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation founded the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (“IIFA”).[1]  Based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the IIFA is tasked with … Continue reading Does Islamic Law Support Human Cloning?