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Mapping COVID-19

Mapping COVID-19 Fatwās

Posted on May 4, 2020June 8, 2023 by islamiclawblog

The Fatwa Collection The Submission Form The Project The “Mapping Covid Fatwas Project” came about in early March 2020 when global awareness of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) extended beyond hot … Continue reading Mapping COVID-19 Fatwās

Posted in fatwās, Resource RoundupTagged Adnan Zulfiqar, COVID-19, Mapping COVID-19, Pandemics in Islamic Law and History, resource roundup, SHARIAsource LabLeave a comment
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2025-12-29

Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

December 29, 2025

Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

About the Journal: Trends in Intellectual Property Research (DOI: 69971; ISSN: 3007-8539 (Online), 3007-8520 (Print) publishes research papers, review papers, case comments and books reviews related to all aspects of … Continue reading Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

2025-12-29

Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

December 29, 2025

Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

  About the Journal: Legal Research & Analysis (DOI Prefix: 10.69971; ISSN: 3007-6455 (Online), 3007-6447 (Print) publishes research papers, review papers, case comments and books reviews related to all aspects … Continue reading Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

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2026-01-06

2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026

2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026

January 6 - January 9

2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) will host its Annual Meeting from January 6 to 9, 2026, in New Orleans. Theme: "Impact, Excellence, Resilience: The Enduring Contributions of Legal … Continue reading 2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026

2026-01-06

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6–9, 2026

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6–9, 2026

January 6 - January 9

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6–9, 2026

From the organizers: We’re excited to return to New Orleans! Join us for the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting, taking place in person from Tuesday, January 6 to Friday, January 9, … Continue reading Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6–9, 2026

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2026-01-06

2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026
2026-01-06

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6–9, 2026

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2026-01-06

2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026
2026-01-06

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6–9, 2026

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2026-01-06

2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026
2026-01-06

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6–9, 2026
2026-01-09

Call for applications: Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship for Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures, Library of Congress, January 9, 2026

Call for applications: Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship for Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures, Library of Congress, January 9, 2026

January 9

Call for applications: Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship for Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures, Library of Congress, January 9, 2026

  Praying in a Machine World: Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures - Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship Apply here The African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) … Continue reading Call for applications: Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship for Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures, Library of Congress, January 9, 2026

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2026-01-20

Call for Proposals: 2026 Sponsored Event Program, American Society of Comparative Law, January 20, 2026

Call for Proposals: 2026 Sponsored Event Program, American Society of Comparative Law, January 20, 2026

January 20

Call for Proposals: 2026 Sponsored Event Program, American Society of Comparative Law, January 20, 2026

The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to issue a Call for Proposals for its 2026 Sponsored Event Program. The Program will provide a $3,000 grant to a … Continue reading Call for Proposals: 2026 Sponsored Event Program, American Society of Comparative Law, January 20, 2026

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Book Talk: How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt by Omar Youssef Cheta (Syracuse University), January 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm

January 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Book Talk: How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt by Omar Youssef Cheta (Syracuse University), January 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm

From the American Society for Legal History: Please join us for the next Making Connections: New Works in Legal History series event on Wednesday, January 21, 6-7pm Central Time. Omar … Continue reading Book Talk: How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt by Omar Youssef Cheta (Syracuse University), January 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm

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2026-01-26

Call for applications: Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University, January 26, 2026

Call for applications: Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University, January 26, 2026

January 26

Call for applications: Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University, January 26, 2026

The Keyman Program offers postdoctoral fellowships as well as visiting professor and visiting scholar programs. Call for Applications  Northwestern University, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral … Continue reading Call for applications: Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University, January 26, 2026

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2026-01-30

Call for Submissions: Fusayfsa’, the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal, January 30th, 2026

Call for Submissions: Fusayfsa’, the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal, January 30th, 2026

January 30

Call for Submissions: Fusayfsa’, the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal, January 30th, 2026

Fusayfsa`, Smith College’s student-led Middle East Studies Journal, is currently accepting submissions from undergraduate students to contribute to our fifth edition! We are looking for research papers, opinion pieces, book/movie … Continue reading Call for Submissions: Fusayfsa’, the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal, January 30th, 2026

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2026-01-31

Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026

Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026

January 31 - February 1

Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026

From the organizers: Every year, the Association holds it annual conference, usually a two-day affair, as well as a graduate student workshop, usually held the day before the annual conference. … Continue reading Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026

2026-01-31

Call for papers: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 31, 2026

Call for papers: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 31, 2026

January 31

Call for papers: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 31, 2026

The 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago will take place on May 1-2, 2026.   About the Conference. Since its inception four decades ago, … Continue reading Call for papers: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 31, 2026

2026-01-31

Call for Papers: Humanities of AI Workshop—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis, Johns Hopkins University, January 31, 2026

Call for Papers: Humanities of AI Workshop—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis, Johns Hopkins University, January 31, 2026

January 31

Call for Papers: Humanities of AI Workshop—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis, Johns Hopkins University, January 31, 2026

Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis Inaugural Humanities of AI Workshop Johns Hopkins University, April 24-26, 2026 As a creative aspiration, the Greek notion of mimesis (“imitation”) manifested not only … Continue reading Call for Papers: Humanities of AI Workshop—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis, Johns Hopkins University, January 31, 2026

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2026-01-31

Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026
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Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025

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2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026

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Call for applications: Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship for Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures, Library of Congress, January 9, 2026

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Book Talk: How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt by Omar Youssef Cheta (Syracuse University), January 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm

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January 30
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Call for Submissions: Fusayfsa’, the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal, January 30th, 2026

January 31
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Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026

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Call for papers: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 31, 2026

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Call for Papers: Humanities of AI Workshop—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis, Johns Hopkins University, January 31, 2026

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Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026

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