ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "With Ramadan beginning on March 22, Muslim students have expressed concern over the accessibility and variety of Halal food, as well as a lack of communication," which has prompted Princeton University dining services to take additional measures to address student concerns. "Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Afghanistan had more than 300 female judges presiding over judicial departments that ranged from women’s issues to criminal and terrorism-related cases. Several hundred judges have since escaped to other countries, and some 70 female judges – if not more – are in hiding and unable to return to work." Observers … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS According to data from India's Darul Qaza, or Islamic arbitration center, more divorces have been sought through khula, whereby the woman petitions a judge for divorce and surrenders hew dowry, rather than through triple talaq, whereby the husband unilaterally divorces his wife. "Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (Markazudawa), [an Islamic organization operating … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: "The renowned scholar Syed Abul Ala Maududi, in a joint gathering of Sh[ī'ī] and Sunn[ī] people, delivered a speech in Urdu on the topic of [the martyrdom of] Imam Hussain (RA). It was later published in July 1960 in Tarjuman ul Quran," which has now been translated into English by … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In "Judicial Crisis in Damascus on the Eve of Baybars’s Reform: The Case of the Minor Orphan Girl (651–55/1253–57)" (Islamic Law and Society (March 23, 2022)), Mariam Sheibani (The University of Toronto Scarborough) "reconstructs a late-Ayyubid court case in Damascus that was litigated repeatedly between 651/1253 and 655/1257, five years … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Dr. Sohail Hanif, who became National Zakat Foundation's Chief Executive in November 2021, appeared in a podcast for islamic21c.com to speak about "the power of zakat." The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan asked the government to end interest-based banking by 2027. Some Muslim jurists have cautioned Muslims against making their … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In "Gus Dur's thought about Accommodation Of Islamic Law and Culture" (Jurnal Al Hurriyah 6, no. 2 (2021)), Suardi Kaco H and Busrah Busrah (Universitas Al Asyariah Mandar) present "a study of Gus Dur's thoughts on the accommodation of Islamic law and culture," focusing on Gus Dur's (or Abdurrahman Wahid's) … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
By Iman Abdulkadir Mohamed The California Court of Appeal In re the Marriage of Turfe,[1] examined a novel legal theory made by a Muslim husband that claimed that he was induced to marry his wife because, by executing the Islamic marriage contract, the wife had agreed that her property rights in the event of divorce … Continue reading The California Court of Appeal In re the Marriage of Turfe
By Iman Abdulkadir Mohamed The Massachusetts Court of Appeals in Ravasizadeh v. Niakosari,[1] a case of first impression, held that a Muslim marriage contract is enforceable under neutral principles of contract law without violating the Constitution's separation of Church and States. In Ravasizadeh, the parties married on June 20, 2000 in New York. According to … Continue reading The Massachusetts Court of Appeals in Ravasizadeh v. Niakosari
