For its Winter 2022 issue, Harvard Law Today, Harvard Law School's news bulletin, featured an article titled "Faith in the Law," exploring how various programs and faculty members at Harvard … Continue reading “Faith in the Law”: Program in Islamic Law Featured in Harvard Law Today
Islam and Data Science Roundup
In "Digitized Canon: Intisar Rabb's Work to Develop SHARIAsource and Other Resources on Islamic Law" (The Institute for Quantitative Social Science, September 1, 2021), Jonathan Colburn (Institute for Quantitative Social … Continue reading Islam and Data Science Roundup
PIL Fellowship Applications for 2020-2021 [Now Closed]
The Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School invites applications to its 2020-2021 Fellowship Program (due Jan. 31, 2020). Research Fellowships are designed to provide an intellectual home to … Continue reading PIL Fellowship Applications for 2020-2021 [Now Closed]
Recap on Islamic Law at the 2019 Law & Society Association Annual Meeting
The Islamic Law and Society Collaborative Research Network (ILS-CRN) met at this year’s Law & Society Association Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, co-chaired by Professors Intisar Rabb (Harvard) and Tamir Moustafa (Simon Fraser). This … Continue reading Recap on Islamic Law at the 2019 Law & Society Association Annual Meeting
Congratulations to the HLS Class of 2019!
The Program in Islamic Law offers hearty congratulations to the 801 JD, LLM, and SJD students who graduated from Harvard Law School on May 30 amidst a full slate of … Continue reading Congratulations to the HLS Class of 2019!
Former PIL Research Assistants Win Senior Thesis Awards
The Program in Islamic Law congratulates Anwar Omeish, winner of the 2019 Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Prize for Best Undergraduate Thesis in Islamic Studies for her thesis, “Toward the Modern Revolution: Frantz Fanon, Secularity, and the … Continue reading Former PIL Research Assistants Win Senior Thesis Awards
Mariam Sheibani Named Hurst Fellow
We are excited to share that PIL Visiting Fellow Mariam Sheibani has been named a 2019 Hurst Fellow! The J. Willard Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History is a biennial … Continue reading Mariam Sheibani Named Hurst Fellow
Monday Event :: Civil Rights, Social Justice, and the First Amendment
During the 2019 Harvard Sports Law Symposium on Monday, April 1st, basketball legend and civil rights advocate Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf will share his thoughts and experiences advocating for social justice in … Continue reading Monday Event :: Civil Rights, Social Justice, and the First Amendment
In the News: SHARIAsource Blog
The latest issue of Harvard Law Bulletin, which came out last week, included an article on “Law’s Influencers” featuring blogs led by HLS faculty. The piece features SHARIAsource Blog! Professor … Continue reading In the News: SHARIAsource Blog
Islamic Law in “Plain English”
As a reminder, the SHARIAsource Portal contains helpful resources that explain various aspects of Islamic law in "plain English," including: Lexicon Ijtihād: the direct interpretation of scripture Ḥadīth: Prophetic traditions … Continue reading Islamic Law in “Plain English”