Weekend Scholarship Roundup

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Law, Society, and Religion: Islam and the West" (U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2023-28), Paolo Davide Farah (University of Pittsburgh) observes … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Use of Terror To Impose Sharia Laws Forbidden, Pakistan’s Top Islamic Scholars Declare" (The Media Line, January 25, 2023), Arshad Mehmood writes that "Pakistan‘s … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Indian Union Women’s League (IUWL) has requested the Indian Parliament to not amend Muslim personal law in a way that would contravene Islamic law. "The … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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 … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Weekend Scholarship 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 … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup