This Ramadan, because the duration of the fast varies from city to city based on dawn-to-dust time, the Russian city of Murmansk has the longest fasting time - a total … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Waqfs as Moral Persons and Other Stories of Waqf Today
By Nada Moumtaz A few weeks ago, I was at a conference about Muslim philanthropy in Canada, which, gathered academics with practitioners working in the nonprofit/charitable sector, along with some … Continue reading Waqfs as Moral Persons and Other Stories of Waqf Today
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In "Islamic Ethics of the Conduct of War" (SSRN, April 8, 2021) (forthcoming in The Handbook of Islamic Ethics), Fajri Muhammadin (Universitas Gadjah Mada) discusses seven overarching principles of Islamic … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
The Kerala High Court (India) recently overturned a decades-long precedent that had prohibited Muslim women from divorcing their husbands without judicial intervention. In its new decision, the Court noted that … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In "Civil Law Principles in Fiqh of Islamic Law" (Tematics Journal of Law 14, no. 12 (December 2020)), Ayub Mukhammadiev (The Military-Technical Institute of the National Guard of the Republic … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Law from the Internal Point of View
By Haider A. Hamoudi (University of Pittsburgh) This essay is part of the Islamic Law Blog’s Roundtable on Islamic Legal History & Historiography, edited by Intisar Rabb (Editor-in-Chief) and Mariam … Continue reading Islamic Law from the Internal Point of View
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
The High Court of Kano (Nigeria) overturned two blasphemy convictions by a sharī'a court, following weeks of international outcry. The Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Tatarstan launched the … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Intisar Rabb (Harvard Law School; Editor-in-Chief, Islamic Law Blog), Fahad Bishara (University of Virginia), Joel Blecher (George Washington University), Saadia Yacoob (Williams College), and Joshua White (University of Virginia) were … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
What is Islamic Law? Scholars Discussed in a Recent Podcast!
The Ottoman History Podcast Project brought together both established and emerging scholars to provide insights into a simply worded, yet perennial question, "What is Islamic Law?" - the first episode … Continue reading What is Islamic Law? Scholars Discussed in a Recent Podcast!
New debates about Islam in Europe
Talib Shareef, Yaya J. Fanusie, and Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, three African American Muslims with experience in a diverse array of American institutions, including the US Air Force, the CIA, and the … Continue reading New debates about Islam in Europe