SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Systemic Islamophobia in Canada: A Research Agenda (University of Toronto Press, 2023), edited by Anver M. Emon (University of Toronto Faculty of Law), "presents critical perspectives on systemic Islamophobia in Canadian politics, law, and society, and maps areas for future research and inquiry. The authors consist of both scholars and … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
On Thursday, April 27, please join the book launch of Systemic Islamophobia in Canada: A Research Agenda, edited by Senior Fellow Anver M. Emon. About the event This special event will put the authors of Systemic Islamophobia in Canada in conversation with Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia of Canada. This unique setup will create a discussion where … Continue reading Book Launch: “Systemic Islamophobia in Canada: A Research Agenda” with special guest Amira Elghawaby, Massey College, April 27 @ 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In "Kosher and Halal Slaughtering Before the Court of Justice: A Case of Religious Intolerance?" (European Public Law (January 2022)), Arie Reich (Bar-Ilan University) and Guy Harpaz (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) argue that, in upholding a Flemish ban on Islamic and Jewish animal slaughter practices, the Court of Justice of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Islamic Finance Guru, a UK-based Islamic finance platform, recently raised £3 million in investments. The Saudi Crown Prince's overhaul of the country's legal system and practices traditionally thought as being mandated by sharī'a has given rise to discontent among some of the population. Ahead of the national Islamophobia summit, the National Council of Canadian Muslims … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
In "Peace to those of Faith: Political Affiliation and Belonging in Classical Islamic Thought" (Routledge Handbook of Citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa 2021), Omar Farahat (McGill University Faculty of Law) discusses the concept of belonging in classical Islamic thought, focusing on multilayered descriptions of tribal identity. In "Eradicating Gender-Based Violence against Female-Intimate … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In "A Secular Need: Islamic Law and State Governance in Contemporary India," The University of Washington Press, Jeffrey A. Redding explores India’s non-state system of Muslim dispute resolution—known as the dar-ul-qaza system and commonly referred to as “Muslim courts” or “sharīʿa courts”—challenges conventional narratives about the inevitable opposition between Islamic law and secular forms of governance, … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
