Everything from reviews of recent publications and cases to reflections on the book-writing and tenure process for scholars in Islamic law. Junior and senior scholars known in the field of Islamic legal studies are invited to become guest editors of the blog for one-month terms. The posts do not undergo editorial review, and offer room for these scholars to content and context on Islamic law, and more.
Thank you, Jonathan Brockopp, for joining us as guest blog editor in November. In case you missed his essays, here they are: Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Al-Azhar, fiqh … Continue reading Thank you, Jonathan Brockopp!
By Jonathan Brockopp When I started my graduate program, I had no idea I would be working on Arabic manuscripts. At that point, I knew more about the manuscript tradition … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: NLPCPM, Raqqada, 10-1648
By Jonathan Brockopp One of the amazing things about the Kairouan collection of manuscripts is that we can identify the handwriting of specific scribes. Local caretakers have known this for … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: NLPCPM, Raqqada, 49-2/915
By Jonathan Brockopp Over the years, I have noticed that shopkeepers in North Africa and the Middle East seem to value the relationship as much as they do the sale; … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Qarawiyyīn, 874
By Jonathan Brockopp Twenty-five years ago, I was sitting in the office of Dr. Aḥmad Khalīfa Muḥammad ʿAlī, director of manuscripts at al-Azhar University Library. I was there to see … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Al-Azhar, fiqh Mālikī 1655
Jonathan E. Brockopp is Professor of History, Religious Studies, and Philosophy at the Pennsylvania State University. A specialist on early Muslim scholarly communities, he has worked on the Kairouan collection … Continue reading Welcome to our November Guest Blogger: Jonathan Brockopp
Thank you, Katherine Lemons, for joining us as guest blog editor in October. In case you missed her essays, here they are: Beyond Rights and Recognition: Muslim Personal Law in … Continue reading Thank you, Katherine Lemons!
By Katherine Lemons In the preceding essay, I explored how rukhsati cases at the dar ul-qaza (Sharīʿa Court) of the Imarat-e-Sharia illuminate the dynamics of legal change from below. I … Continue reading The Materiality of Everyday Islamic law
By Katherine Lemons If, as I argued in the previous essay, the paradox of minority recognition cannot fully explain the workings of Islamic law or minority politics in India, then … Continue reading Muslim Personal Law as Struggle
By Katherine Lemons In my previous essay, I suggested that Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in postcolonial India functions as a powerful symbol—one that indexes the identity of the Muslim minority … Continue reading Muslim Personal Law as Community Outreach
