ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In her opinion piece in Rewire News Group, Aliza Kazmi, commenting on the recently leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, wrote: … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
Allan Goodson, a mechanic in southern Utah, alleged that he was harassed by his employer and fired from his job because he converted to Islam. News outlets in the Arab … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
As talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban continue, the US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalizad's proposal circulated to both parties includes "a High Council for Islamic Jurisprudence," … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
By Kristina L. Richardson For centuries the Sunnī Mālikī madhhab has predominated among Muslims of northern and western Africa, but before the 12th century, Shīʿī, Khārijī, and Ibāḍī legal schools … Continue reading Ibāḍism in the Medieval Sahel
The Field Guide to Islamic Law Online, in the form of a Google document, is a collection of resource links and annotations to SHARIAsource and other Harvard resources, global online … Continue reading Field Guide to Islamic Law Online
The following article was cross-posted from Liberty Writers Africa. "700,000 Ancient African Books Have Survived In Mali’s Timbuktu University" Not until recently did most commentators on African literary history believe … Continue reading “700,000 Ancient African Books Have Survived In Mali’s Timbuktu University”
