As talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban continue, the US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalizad's proposal circulated to both parties includes "a High Council for Islamic Jurisprudence," … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In a four-part podcast series entitled "Looking Back on Islamic Studies at Harvard," the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program (Harvard) reflects and on the past and present of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In "Research on Islamic corporate social responsibility and Islamic bank disclosures" (Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 2021) Ardi Gunardi (Universitas Pasundan) and colleagues examine the corporate social responsibility disclosures … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
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
ʾAlī al-Sīstānī: Protecting Antiquities through Islamic Law
By Marta Wojtowicz Description: In May 2003, the most widely followed Shīʿī religious authority in Iraq, ʾAlī al-Sīstānī, issued a fatwā regarding the protection of Iraqi antiquities, in the wake of … Continue reading ʾAlī al-Sīstānī: Protecting Antiquities through Islamic Law
ʾAlī al-Sīstānī: Guiding Conduct of Pro-Government Militias in Iraq
By Marta Wojtowicz Description: The Advice and Guidance to the Fighters on the Battlefields[1] was issued by ʾAlī al-Sistānī in February 2015 and directed to the fighters involved in the … Continue reading ʾAlī al-Sīstānī: Guiding Conduct of Pro-Government Militias in Iraq
Circulaire Bank al-Maghrib
This is a memorandum (circulaire) issued by the shari'a board of the Central Bank of Morocco (Bank al-Maghrib) in January 2017. The document contains fatwās pertaining to Islamic financial instruments … Continue reading Circulaire Bank al-Maghrib
Interview :: Islamic Finance: New Developments in Morocco’s Sharīʿa-Compliant Banking
Interview conducted by Ari Schriber, Morocco Editor Nour-Eddine Qaouar is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Letters and Humanities at Muhammad V University (Rabat, Morocco) where he studies the … Continue reading Interview :: Islamic Finance: New Developments in Morocco’s Sharīʿa-Compliant Banking
REVIEW:: Classical Islamic Law and Modern Bankruptcy (A Review of Abed Awad, “Classical Islamic Law and Modern Bankruptcy” (2010))
In their paper Classical Islamic Law and Modern Bankruptcy (2010), U.S. editor Abed Awad and his co-author Robert E. Michael compares bankruptcy in classical Islamic law to American bankruptcy pre and post … Continue reading REVIEW:: Classical Islamic Law and Modern Bankruptcy (A Review of Abed Awad, “Classical Islamic Law and Modern Bankruptcy” (2010))
ELECTION DAY 2016 :: Civil Rights Sharīʿa and the Elections as a Part of the American Political Process
On election day 2016, Professor Intisar Rabb, SHARIAsource founding editor-in-chief, reflects on the notion of “civil rights sharīʿa”: the role that Islamic law has historically played in honoring and pressing for shared … Continue reading ELECTION DAY 2016 :: Civil Rights Sharīʿa and the Elections as a Part of the American Political Process