ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni recently stated that there is an incompatibility between "Islamic culture or a certain interpretation of Islamic culture and the rights … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Shariah-compliant crypto exchange Haqqex announce[d] a strategic partnership with HAQQ, an ethics-first EVM-compatible L1 blockchain." For more content and context on Islamic debates over the … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "The Role of Islamic Finance in the Capital Market in Uzbekistan" (European Journal of Innovation in Informal Education 2, no. 1 (2022)), Z.A. Kayimova … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Muslim scholars have continued to issue a variety of legal opinions (fatwās) on the permissibility of cryptocurrencies under Islamic law, some deeming them permissible and … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Eid al-Adha is marked by special prayers and feasts and follows Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan." For many American Muslims, eid celebrations … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In "The Validity of Bitcoins According to the Islamic Law" (Law and Justice 6, no. 2 (2022)), Wardah Yuspin and Sakia Agia Salsabella (Universitas Muhammadiyah … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS An Islamic scholar, Irshad Ahmed Ijaz, stated at an Islamic seminar held in Pakistan that digital currencies should not be considered fictitious, but rather legitimate … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In "Sovereignty, Territoriality and Islamic Private International Law" (SSRN, October 12, 2021), Mohammad Fadel (University of Toronto) argues that "Islamic international law, in its classical … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
By Irene K. F. Kirchner (Georgetown University) This essay is part of the Islamic Law Blog’s Roundtable on Islamic Legal History & Historiography, edited by Intisar Rabb (Editor-in-Chief) and Mariam … Continue reading Measuring interpretive authority: a methodological reflection
Last month, a representative of the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology—a public-private taskforce overseen by the prime minister to examine ways of using new technology to promote business opportunities—suggested … Continue reading In the News: Islamic Banks and FinTech
