The SHARIAsource Courts & Canons (CnC) Annotation Suite leverages data science tools to explore questions in Islamic law and society historically through mapping the controversies and values reflected in courts … Continue reading Reports from the SHARIAsource Lab: Experiments in Collecting and Counting Islamic Legal Canons
Best of 2022-2023 & Roundtables in Review: Islamic Law, Data Science, and AI
In September, we look back at some of our most read essays published in the past year as well as the roundtables we convened in the past that attracted a … Continue reading Best of 2022-2023 & Roundtables in Review: Islamic Law, Data Science, and AI
Experiments in Searching for Islam’s Universal Canons on the CnC-Qayyim Platform
The Courts & Canons (CnC) Project at SHARIAsource leverages data science tools to explore questions in Islamic law and society historically through mapping the controversies and values reflected in courts (from taʾrīkh, … Continue reading Experiments in Searching for Islam’s Universal Canons on the CnC-Qayyim Platform
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In "The Hoax in the ISIS Flag" (Newlinesmag.org, October 28, 2021), Ahmed El Shamsy (Chicago University) explains how a forged letter, presented by a French … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In "Digitized Canon: Intisar Rabb's Work to Develop SHARIAsource and Other Resources on Islamic Law" (The Institute for Quantitative Social Science, September 1, 2021), Jonathan Colburn (Institute for Quantitative Social … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
The Program in Islamic Law and the Library of Congress have announced a historic collaborative project whereby the official gazettes of Muslim countries will be identified and analyzed from a … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Digital Teaching Workshop: Tools for Assignments and Activities, Harvard University, August 27, 2021 @ 9am-3pm
From the organizers: Digital Teaching Workshop: Tools for Assignments and Activities August 27, 9am - 3pm The Digital Teaching Methods seminar provides a hands-on introduction to several approaches that have … Continue reading Digital Teaching Workshop: Tools for Assignments and Activities, Harvard University, August 27, 2021 @ 9am-3pm
Islam and Data Science Roundup
The Harvard Digital Scholarship Support Group will host the Digital Teaching Workshop: Tools for Assignments and Activities on August 27, 2021 at 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Eastern time. In … Continue reading Islam and Data Science Roundup
Islamic Legal Canons as Memes
By Intisar Rabb 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 Sheibani (Lead Blog Editor), and … Continue reading Islamic Legal Canons as Memes
Islam and Data Science Roundup
In “Islamic Legal Education in the 4.0 Era: Does It Need to Consider Technology?,” (Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Islam, Science and Technology, 2020) authors Windy Triana and … Continue reading Islam and Data Science Roundup