Islamic Law in the News Roundup

A Reuters investigation of Indonesia's banking and finance sector revealed that an increasing number of Muslims employed in that sector are "quitting traditional banks" citing concerns of incompatibility with Islamic … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Recent Scholarship: Burkinis and Islamophobia; LGBT Rights at the OIC

  The latest issue of the Journal of Law and Society includes an article about the relationship between colonialism and modern-day French laws against Muslim women's dress: "Of Bodies and … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Burkinis and Islamophobia; LGBT Rights at the OIC

Recent Scholarship: Redding on Transgender Rights in Pakistan

SHARIAsource South Asia editor Jeff Redding has written a paper on Muslim discussions on gender, law, and society discussing the rights of transgender people living in Pakistan, which constitutionally incorporates Islamic … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Redding on Transgender Rights in Pakistan