ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has introduced new restrictions on Afghan women, mandating that they refrain from performing … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) [in Malaysia], Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar, has clarified that the fatwas (edicts) enacted under Mufti … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "A Taliban government spokesman has said the Afghan authorities are committed to engagement with the international community after a new morality law sparked tense exchanges … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The supreme leader of the Taliban authorities said implementing Islamic law in Afghanistan was their 'lifelong responsibility' in a speech marking the third anniversary of … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS According to recent data recently reported by various outlets, "Islamic finance is today a $3.9 trillion industry spread over more than 80 countries with the … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Generality and Exception in Islamic Legal Theory: Intent, Language, and the Jurist’s Role" (American Journal of Comparative Law, forthcoming), Omar Farahat (McGill University Faculty … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Sedigheh Vasmaghi, an Islamic scholar and religious researcher, has criticized Iran‘s use of archaic legal terms to issue death sentences for protesters. In a recent audio statement, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Professor Radwan El Sayed (Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities) reviews Intisar A. Rabb (Harvard Law School) and Abigail Krasner Balbale's (New York University) edited … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "[T]otal sharia-compliant assets grew by 8 per cent in 2023 (56 per cent of which comes from banking assets), according to data from S&P Ratings, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup