ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The Department of Justice announced that Stafford County, Virginia recently repealed an ordinance that prevented the development of a cemetery for people of the Islamic … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup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
We are delighted to share with you that the Library of Congress and the Program in Islamic Law have initiated a collaborative effort to "identify, select and assess the copyright … Continue reading The Library of Congress Announces Collaboration with the Program in Islamic Law!
Amid increasing vaccine mandates implemented by employers in the United States, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cautioned employers that "[u]nless it would be an undue hardship on the employer's operation … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
In "Are the Limitations on Remedies Fair? A Comparative Study between the US Law and Islamic Law" (SSRN, May 18, 2021), Fahad Aldossary (Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Finance Guru, a UK-based Islamic finance platform, recently raised £3 million in investments. The Saudi Crown Prince's overhaul of the country's legal system and practices traditionally thought as being … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
In "Can Islamic Law Principles Regarding Settlement of Criminal Disputes Solve the Problem of the US Mass Incarceration?" (SSRN, June 23, 2021), Amin R. Yacoub (University of Virginia School of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
National Geographic reported that Muslim clerics in the United States were leading vaccination efforts in their respective communities. Some local schools in France have cancelled their "substitute meal" programs that … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
In "From conquest to co-existence: Burhān al-Dīn al-Marghīnānī's (d. 593/1197) re-interpretation of jihād" (Journal of Islamic Studies, vol. 32 no. 2), Youcef L. Soufi (University of Toronto) takes issue with … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In "On Sacred Land" (Minnesota Law Review, vol. 105 (2021)), Khaled A. Beydoun (Wayne State University Law School) discusses America's "Anti-Sharia Movement" within the context of the Religious Land Use … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
