The Islamic Law Blog publishes weekly roundups to keep our followers abreast of the latest news, developments and scholarship relating to Islamic law.
To that end, we offer five weekly roundups:
(1) Islamic Law in the News Roundup: a summary of developments in Islamic law from across the globe.
(2) Weekend Scholarship Roundup: a list of newly-published scholarship on all subjects relating to Islamic law, ranging from books and articles to shorter opinion pieces and other audio-visual mediums.
(3) Islam and Data Science Roundup: a list of scholarship, surveys, statistical studies, and other material that employ data science on any matter pertaining to Islam and Islamic law.
(4) Field Guide to Islamic Law Online: a weekly list introducing two online resources of Islamic law, ranging from e-archives to e-libraries, from digitized personal collections to online depositories of first and secondary sources on Islamic law.
(5) COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup: a list of recent COVID-19-related developments in Muslim-majority countries and among Islamic communities. Related to this particular roundup is our Mapping COVID-19 Fatwās project, which compiles and discusses various Islamic legal opinions issued all across the globe on the pandemic and how Muslims ought to conduct themselves in the fight against it.
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta is set to officially launch its global digital fatwa platform, Hasin, in the coming days, offering access to more than 10 million … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In “State-Mediated Islamic Normativity: The Role of the Supreme Council of ‘Ulama in Morocco” (Reciprocal: Interlegality Review), Dr. Yannis Mahil (GISTU University) “examines how Islamic … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Indonesia has extended the deadline for all cosmetics to be halal certified or clearly marked as non-halal by two years.” “Malaysia has retained its position … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Texas, “Van Zandt County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution denouncing the use of Sharia law in place of the U.S. Constitution and existing state … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In “Written Evidence and Its Probative Value in Islamic Law: Forgery Cases in Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Court Records” (Journal of Law and Religion), Ali Ekber Cinar … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “In Brunei Darussalam, the Syariah Courts have already taken steps towards digitalisation through the e-Syariah system, and AI technology has the potential to further strengthen … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Preaching Pious Rulership in Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Jawzi's Political Thought (Edinburgh University Press), Han Hsien Liew (Arizona State University) "studies the relationship between political … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “The Muslim Lawyers' Association of Nigeria has raised concern over what it described as a decline in the number of justices with specialised knowledge of … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In “Can Muslim Women Become Muftis? The Forgotten Legacy of Muslim Women Scholars” (India Tomorrow), Syed Khalique Ahmed (India Tomorrow) considers the questions “Can a … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Litigating Subjects: Algerian Women, Local Courts, and the Making of Colonial Law (Stanford University Press), Sarah Ghabrial (Concordia University) “examines the activities of Algeria's … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
