Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In Religion and Contract Law in Islam: From Medieval Trade to Global Finance (Routledge, 2023), Valentino Cattelan (Birmingham City University), “[u]ndertaking a search that spans revelation, legal tradition, and the reality of the Muslim world, […] explores the Islamic contract (‘aqd in Arabic) as a ‘city’ at the crossroads of convergent paths of translation, comparison, and… CONTINUE READING

Siyāsa Authority in the Colonial State

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By Rabiat Akande In 1958, as negotiations over Nigeria’s impending independence from the British Empire were underway, the colonial government invited the muftī of Sudan, Sheikh Mohammed Abul Gasim, to … Continue reading Siyāsa Authority in the Colonial State

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS A bill aimed to enforce mandatory hijab laws more strictly passed through the Iranian legislature and is pending before the Guardian Council. Clerics and jurists in Iran have been considering using artificial intelligence in issuing fatwās, on which one scholar commented that while AI could not replace scholars, it could still help to expedite the… CONTINUE READING

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In Muslim Prisoner Litigation: An Unsung American Tradition (University of California Press, 2023), SpearIt (University of Pittsburgh School of Law) explores how, “Islamic principles of justice and equality […] have played a critical role in safeguarding the civil rights not only of imprisoned Muslims but of all those confined to carceral settings. In “The Construction… CONTINUE READING

Colonialism and Islamic Law

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By Rabiat Akande There has been an explosion of interest in interrogating the impact and legacies of European colonialism in recent decades. To an extent, this interest reflects a broader … Continue reading Colonialism and Islamic Law

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Among the people from whom US Senator Bob Menendez is alleged to have taken luxury gifts is “Wael Hana, the head of IS EG Halal Certified. The Edgewater-based company obtained exclusive rights to certify halal products to be exported from the U.S. and elsewhere to Egypt.” Regarding Wael Hana, the person from whom Senator Menendez… CONTINUE READING

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In Islam and Democracy in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2023), Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Parray (Higher Education Department, Jammu & Kashmir, India) “provides an assessment of some operational key concepts/institutions of democracy in Islam, including ‘Shura’ (mutual consultation), ‘Bay’ah’ (oath of allegiance), and ‘Mithaq al-Medina’ (the constitution of Medina).” In Female Madrasas in Pakistan:… CONTINUE READING