Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Posted on November 24, 2023November 21, 2023 by islamiclawblog

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "The use of Cayman Islands structures in Islamic real estate financings in the UK" (JD Supra, November 14, 2023), Walkers attorneys outline how Islamic … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Vocabularies of Enslavement & Unfreedom

Posted on November 23, 2023December 1, 2023 by Elizabeth Urban

By Elizabeth Urban For the results I presented in my first and second essays, I used the search function on al-Maktaba al-Shamela to search for the key terms mawlāh and … Continue reading Vocabularies of Enslavement & Unfreedom

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Posted on November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 by islamiclawblog

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Harmonizing Islam and Human Rights Through the Reconstruction of Classical Islamic Tradition" (Samarah 7, no. 1 (2023)), Tamyiz Mukharrom and Supriyanto Abdi argue that … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Freedwomen in Ibn Abī Shayba’s al-Muṣannaf

Posted on November 16, 2023November 17, 2023 by Elizabeth Urban

By Elizabeth Urban In my previous essay, I wrote about how ʿAbd al-Razzāq’s (d. 211/827) al-Muṣannaf features freedwomen in “tricky” inheritance cases; in this essay I turn to Ibn Abī … Continue reading Freedwomen in Ibn Abī Shayba’s al-Muṣannaf

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Posted on November 10, 2023November 8, 2023 by islamiclawblog

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Snapshot: succession law in Saudi Arabia" (Lexology, November 4, 2023), Belal Hashmi (Al Marbae & Partners Law Firm) provides an overview of Saudi inheritance … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Freedwomen in ʿAbd al-Razzāq’s al-Muṣannaf

Posted on November 9, 2023November 12, 2023 by Elizabeth Urban

By Elizabeth Urban Scholars who have studied manumission in early Islamic contexts have usually focused on male freedmen (mawālī).[1] Conversely, scholars who have studied unfree women have usually focused on … Continue reading Freedwomen in ʿAbd al-Razzāq’s al-Muṣannaf

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by islamiclawblog

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Belief as Status: Premodern Islamic Law, Duties, and the Martyr Conundrum" (American Journal of Legal History, October 12, 2023), Adnan A. Zulfiqar (Rutgers Law … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Posted on October 27, 2023October 21, 2023 by islamiclawblog

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Secularism and Islam in Bangladesh: 50 Years After Independence (Routledge, 2023), Abdul Wohab (North South University, Bangladesh) argues that "extremist interpretations of Islam, which … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Posted on October 13, 2023October 12, 2023 by islamiclawblog

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Religion and Contract Law in Islam: From Medieval Trade to Global Finance (Routledge, 2023), Valentino Cattelan (Birmingham City University), "[u]ndertaking a search that spans … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Posted on October 6, 2023September 29, 2023 by islamiclawblog

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Muslim Prisoner Litigation: An Unsung American Tradition (University of California Press, 2023), SpearIt (University of Pittsburgh School of Law) explores how, "Islamic principles of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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			0 events 1 0 events, 1	1 event 2 1 event, 2 2026-10-02 Workshop: Archival Abundances and Silences in Islamic Studies, Princeton University, October 2–3, 2026 Workshop: Archival Abundances and Silences in Islamic Studies, Princeton University, October 2–3, 2026 October 2 - October 3 Workshop: Archival Abundances and Silences in Islamic Studies, Princeton University, October 2–3, 2026 From the organizers: Three decades after Jacques Derrida’s Archive Fever, scholars in the humanities continue to approach archives as a site of possibility. As historian Arlette Farge writes, “The archive’s … Continue reading	1 event 3 1 event, 3 2026-10-02 Workshop: Archival Abundances and Silences in Islamic Studies, Princeton University, October 2–3, 2026	0 events 4 0 events, 4
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0 events 12 0 events, 12	0 events 13 0 events, 13	0 events 14 0 events, 14	1 event 15 1 event, 15 2026-10-15 Position Opening: Assistant or Associate Professor, History, University of California at Berkeley, October 15, 2026 Position Opening: Assistant or Associate Professor, History, University of California at Berkeley, October 15, 2026 October 15 Position Opening: Assistant or Associate Professor, History, University of California at Berkeley, October 15, 2026 From the organizers: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100.00 - $154,600.00(9-month academic year salary). However, off-scale salary and other components of … Continue reading	0 events 16 0 events, 16	0 events 17 0 events, 17	0 events 18 0 events, 18
2 events 19 2 events, 19 2026-10-19 Position Opening: Assistant Professor in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia, University of Chicago, October 19, 2026 Position Opening: Assistant Professor in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia, University of Chicago, October 19, 2026 October 19 Position Opening: Assistant Professor in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia, University of Chicago, October 19, 2026 From the organizers: The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the Pre-Modern History … Continue reading 2026-10-19 Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026 Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026 October 19 @ 6:00 pm - November 16 @ 7:30 pm Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026 We are very excited to share with you the MEBB fall schedule. We will be meeting from 6:00-7:30pm in the Finnegan Room (Barker 403) and dinner will be provided. To … Continue reading	2 events 20 2 events, 20 2026-10-20 Call for Papers: Constitutional Moments Conference, Champaign, Illinois, October 20, 2026 Call for Papers: Constitutional Moments Conference, Champaign, Illinois, October 20, 2026 October 20 Call for Papers: Constitutional Moments Conference, Champaign, Illinois, October 20, 2026 Conference series on Constitutional History: Comparative Perspectives March 8-9, 2027 An international conference sponsored by: University of Illinois College of Law University of Bologna Department of Legal Studies Center for … Continue reading 2026-10-19 Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026	2 events 21 2 events, 21 2026-10-21 Position Opening: Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 21, 2026 Position Opening: Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 21, 2026 October 21 Position Opening: Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 21, 2026 From the organizers: This is an open-rank tenure-track or tenured position in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We … Continue reading 2026-10-19 Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026	1 event 22 1 event, 22 2026-10-19 Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026	1 event 23 1 event, 23 2026-10-19 Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026	1 event 24 1 event, 24 2026-10-19 Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026	1 event 25 1 event, 25 2026-10-19 Workshop: Mathias Ghyoot, “Between Self-Help and Imperial Favor: The Rise of Islamic Voluntary Associations in Ottoman Syria,” Middle East Beyond the Borders, Harvard University, October 19, 2026
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