ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The rise of Muslim vegetarians in recent years has sparked debate around the question of whether vegetarianism is permissible under Islamic law. President Emmanuel Macron … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Shariah-compliant crypto exchange Haqqex announce[d] a strategic partnership with HAQQ, an ethics-first EVM-compatible L1 blockchain." For more content and context on Islamic debates over the … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Islamic commercial arbitration and private international law: mapping controversies and exploring pathways towards greater coordination" (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 10 (2023)), Mohammed El Hadi … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Adnan Zulfiqar's (Rutgers Law School) "The Immorality of Incarceration: Between Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī and Angela Y. Davis" (Journal of Islamic Law 3, no. 1 (2022)) … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Androscoggin Bank in Maine, United States has begun "offering mortgage plans without interest payments in order to comply with Muslim law." "From mid-2024, Islamic Bank … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Law, Society, and Religion: Islam and the West" (U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2023-28), Paolo Davide Farah (University of Pittsburgh) observes … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has suspended the status of Sweden’s special envoy over Quran burnings that sparked mass protests in a number of Muslim … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "A United Nations expert [said] that the Taliban's treatment of Afghan women and girls could amount to gender apartheid as their rights continue to be … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Human Rights Norms from Below" (Yale Journal of International Law 48, no. 1 (2023)), Adnan A. Zulfiqar (Rutgers Law School) "argues that effective promotion … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Pundits have argued that the Taliban's strict interpretation of Islamic law, including its many restrictions on the rights of women, is making it harder for … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
