Dr. Khaled Abou El Fad will join us virtually for Questions-and-Answers session on contemporary challenges facing the Muslim community in the Academy and beyond. RSVP here. Iftar will be provided … Continue reading Q&A with Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, followed by Community Iftar, March 30, 2023 @ 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Weekend Scholarship Roundup
A roundup of new academic scholarship in the field of Islamic law and legal history.
COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
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Indian government charges Tableeghi Jamaat leader with culpable homicide for surge in coronavirus cases. Saudi Arabia considers cancelling Hajj pilgrimage, for the first time since it became a nation, as … Continue reading COVID-19 and Islamic Law Roundup
Islamic Law Scholars’ Round-Up: Feb 25th
Many of SHARIAsource’s Senior Scholars were recognized in Brill’s Islamic Law and Society journal as writers of the top 15 articles written in the 25 years of ILS. In celebration … Continue reading Islamic Law Scholars’ Round-Up: Feb 25th
Abou El Fadl on Sexual Violence in Islamic Law
SHARIAsource Senior Scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl recently gave a lecture (available on YouTube here) regarding the prohibition of torture in Islam, which he explained is not derived from modern … Continue reading Abou El Fadl on Sexual Violence in Islamic Law
Islamic Law Scholars’ Round Up: Dec 10th
SHARIAsource Senior Scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl recently wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times on the political rhetoric of Saudi clerics. A recent conversation with Dr. Abou … Continue reading Islamic Law Scholars’ Round Up: Dec 10th
Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl on “Islamic Law in an Age of Fear”
On October 1st, 2018, Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl spoke to a gathering of around 40 students and scholars at Harvard Law School for a SHARIAsource lunch talk entitled "Islamic … Continue reading Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl on “Islamic Law in an Age of Fear”
SHARIAsource Lunch Talk :: Islamic Law in an Age of Fear
Khaled M. Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl is one of the world’s leading authorities on Islamic … Continue reading SHARIAsource Lunch Talk :: Islamic Law in an Age of Fear
SHARIAsource Editors and Senior Scholars’ Round Up: July 2nd
The Toronto Star turned to SHARIAsource Senior Scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl in its article on the creation of Saudi Wahhabism. SHARIAsource U.S. Editor Abed Awad discussed the history of … Continue reading SHARIAsource Editors and Senior Scholars’ Round Up: July 2nd
Is Sharīʿa: Medieval or Modern? (NPR Interview with Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl)
In a recent interview aired on NPR, senior scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl disentangles historically-grounded definitions of sharīʿa from public misunderstandings of it. The problems fueling those popular misunderstanding are … Continue reading Is Sharīʿa: Medieval or Modern? (NPR Interview with Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl)