ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Singapore, invoking the Internal Security Act, detained two people it considered to have "self-radicalized" by listening to speeches and statements made by Ismail Menk, "a Zimbabwean Salafi preacher, [who] has been banned from preaching in Singapore since 2015, because of his segregationist teachings, which promote religious disharmony." "Kenya Muslims National … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
From MESA: As an organization and a community constituted by its members, the Middle East Studies Association continues to seek to do what we can to support all of our colleagues affected by the earthquakes. We have been asked by some members in Turkey and Syria if we would organize a call for donations to … Continue reading Call to Sponsor a Member: for applicants affected by the earthquakes, MESA 2023
Message from the Harvard Law School concerning the recent earthquakes that have hit Turkey and Syria, with links to donation efforts: We are reaching out about the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey earlier this month, wreaking immeasurable devastation and loss of life. This unspeakable calamity, which ranks among the worst natural disasters in … Continue reading Harvard Law School’s Turkey-Syria Earthquake Relief Efforts
