Week of Events
SHARIASOURCE OPEN HOUSE
SHARIASOURCE OPEN HOUSE
Come learn about the Islamic Legal Studies Program & SHARIAsource, which offers content and context on Islamic law. SHARIAsource features a portal built in partnership with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Meet the faculty, staff, and fellows involved in the project—and see how you can be involved. Brief remarks at 3:15p. Light … Continue reading SHARIASOURCE OPEN HOUSE
ILSP LUNCH TALK :: Family Law Reform in Pakistan: Recent Opinions (Fatwās) Favoring Women-Initiated Divorce
ILSP LUNCH TALK :: Family Law Reform in Pakistan: Recent Opinions (Fatwās) Favoring Women-Initiated Divorce
Mubasher Hussain, Visiting Fellow, ILSP: SHARIAsource, Harvard Law School Mubasher Hussain will discuss scholar-jurists’ views on the options for marriage dissolution available to Muslim women in Pakistan. This talk will explore the arguments in favor of women-initiated divorce, as articulated in several recent leading advisory opinions (fatwās) from certain textualist jurists in Pakistan.