ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, together with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials and crew were killed on Sunday when their helicopter crashed during bad … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Under the Taliban government's austere interpretation of Islamic law, the 'mahram' practice long rooted in Afghan society has become compulsory." For more content and context … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Finding the Faqīhāt: women’s legal scholarship and biography in premodern Morocco" (The Journal of North African Studies 29, no. 1 (2024)), Rosemary Admiral (The University … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Japan will begin a model project during the current fiscal year to help regional communities attract more foreign visitors with diverse dietary and cultural habits, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Islamic Contract Law (Oxford University Press, 2024), Ilias Bantekas (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar) and others "[p]rovide[] the first comprehensive and authoritative treatise of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Indonesian Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed for up to two years[.]" "Ches Special Risk has launched Canada’s … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Taliban have suspended the activities of two TV stations in Afghanistan, alleging they failed to 'consider national and Islamic values.'" For more content and … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "The Status of Music in Islamic Law: Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī’s (d. 974/1567) Treatise Against Recreation in its Polemical Context" (Islamic Law and Society, March … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved amendments to the Securities Brokers (Licensing and Operations) Regulations, 2016 and issued license to the … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "National Security in the Conditions of the Russia-Ukraine War: Legal Regulation and Islamic Law Perspectives" (Al-Ahkam 34, no. 1 (2024)), Oleh Shkuta (Odessa State … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
