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 "Iranians [have] voic[ed] renewed criticism over the strict enforcement of Ramadan regulations—which ban public eating and drinking—reinforced by authorities’ threats of harsh punishment." "Iran's First … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "The Female Genital Mutilation Regulations In Indonesia: The International Law, Human Rights, and Islamic Law Perspectives" (Uti Possidetis: Journal of International Law 6, no. … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "A seven-member committee appointed by Syria’s interim government is drafting a constitutional declaration, but leaked provisions, including a requirement that the president be Muslim, have … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "This Muslim scholar wants to revive the ‘Judeo-Islamic tradition,’ starting with Moses" (Times of Israel, March 11, 2025), Zack Rothbart reviews Mustafa Akyol's (Cato … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Professor Dr. Ahmed Al Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, received Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Elders, at Al Azhar … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In Muslim Women and Islamic Family Law: Lived Experiences in Britain (Routledge, 2025), Islam Uddin "provides an empirical study of the practice of Islamic family … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "A court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province found two men guilty of sexual relations today and sentenced them to be publicly flogged, an official said." … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Honoring JURIST’s Publisher Emeritus: Championing Comparative and International Law and a Legacy of Legal Insight" (Jurist, February 20, 2025), Mohamed 'Arafa (Alexandria University Faculty … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, Malaysia's Islamic affairs minister, recently clarified that "[p]ublic caning for Shariah offences is carried out outside the confines of prison in … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Legal Sanctions for Child Rape in Indonesia: A Comparative Study of National Law and Islamic Criminal Law" (Al Risalah: Jurnal Ilmu Syariah Dan Hukum … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
