By Ohannes Kilicdagi The marginal note mentioned in my previous note is a note written by a bureaucrat, most probably by the Grand Wazīr, to the sultan to inform him … Continue reading Let us find an easy solution but compatible with sharī’a
The Transformation in the Collection of Jizya in the Tanzimat Period: From individual to Community
By Ohannes Kilicdagi As it has been established, the 19th century was the era of reform for the Ottoman Empire. Although military reforms started earlier, the 1839 Tanzimat Edict had … Continue reading The Transformation in the Collection of Jizya in the Tanzimat Period: From individual to Community
Historical Primary Sources: A Petition to the Ottoman Sultan from Egypt, 1155 AH (1742-3)
In this post, Dr. James Baldwin examines a petition sent to the Ottoman Sultan from Egypt in 1155 AH (1742-3), concerning a dispute between a Muslim and a Christian in … Continue reading Historical Primary Sources: A Petition to the Ottoman Sultan from Egypt, 1155 AH (1742-3)
Commentary :: Guardian Council and the Ultimate Power
By Marzieh Tofighi Darian This post analyzes the self-proclaimed power of Iran’s Guardian Council to strike down previously approved laws due to claims of inconsistency with sharīʿa. In order to contextualize … Continue reading Commentary :: Guardian Council and the Ultimate Power
Scholarship in “Plain English”: Anver Emon on What We can Learn from Debates about Religious Minorities in Islamic Law
By Alicia Daniel Citation: Anver Emon, Religious Minorities and Islamic Law: Accommodation and the Limits of Tolerance, in Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law: Searching for Common Ground? 323–43 … Continue reading Scholarship in “Plain English”: Anver Emon on What We can Learn from Debates about Religious Minorities in Islamic Law
CASE COMMENT: Shamim Ara and the Divorce Politics of a Secular and Modern India
South Asia editor Jeff Redding argues that the "state vs. non-state character of talaq" is too often overlooked as a factor influencing the Indian Supreme Court's decision in the landmark case Shamim Ara v. State of … Continue reading CASE COMMENT: Shamim Ara and the Divorce Politics of a Secular and Modern India
A Court by Any Other Name: State ‘Courts’ and Sharīʿa Councils
South Asia editor Jeff Redding compares the British sharīʿa courts debate to similar debates going on in India. He examines the semantic approach of the current debate, and questions whether this approach fully encompasses the … Continue reading A Court by Any Other Name: State ‘Courts’ and Sharīʿa Councils
Commentary :: The Limits of State Religion in the Moroccan ‘Baha’i Affair’
Amidst the tensions raised by Islamic constitutional states as they deal with non-Muslim minorities, worth considering is how Muslim-majority states have resolved the issue in the past. Morocco editor Ari Schriber considers the … Continue reading Commentary :: The Limits of State Religion in the Moroccan ‘Baha’i Affair’