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 In India, “The Kerala Government’s free-for-women Priyadarshini bus scheme has come under scrutiny over passenger identification and possible misuse… social reformer A.P. Ahmed Master suggested … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "The Moroccan Mellāḥ: Governing Jewish Spaces and the Islamic Secular" (Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies), Rachel M. Scott (Virginia Tech University) "examines the Moroccan … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Analysts say Mauritania’s use of trained and certified Islamic female spiritual guides are a critical component of the country’s peacekeeping approach. Known as mourchidates, these … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Mohammad Fadel (University of Toronto) offers a critical review of Sherman A. Jackson's The Islamic Secular in a recent issue of the Turkish Journal of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In India, "the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has urged the Supreme Court to dilute or reconsider its proposed rules on the use … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Female Madrasas and Islamic Agency of Afghan Girls and Women: How Religious Education is Being Used by Afghan Women and Girls under the Taliban … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Chief Imam of Usman bn Affan Mosque in Gadon Kaya, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State [Nigeria], Dr. Aliy Yunus, has urged Muslims … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Women, Violence, and Law: A Critical Analysis of Women's Rights in Afghanistan," (Mapping Futures for Afghanistan, ed. Arif Saba et al, Routledge), Nazifa Haqpal … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Indonesia is tightening its grip on cosmetics compliance with new halal documentation requirements and enforcement against unregistered products." "Muslim theologian and Islamic studies scholar Rana … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "From Militant Democracy to a Rights-Based Paradigm: The Evolution of the Turkish Constitutional Court’s Interpretation of Secularism" (Law and Governance: South East Europe), Batuhan … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
