SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Reviewing Sherman Jackson's (USC) The Islamic Secular (Oxford University Press, 2023), Mustafa Akyol argues that the book's main thesis is "that Islamic law, namely the … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS After Yul Edochie, the Nollywood actor and politician, announced that he has a second wife who has delivered a baby boy, debates about Nigeria's marriage … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In "Sovereignty, Territoriality and Islamic Private International Law" (SSRN, October 12, 2021), Mohammad Fadel (University of Toronto) argues that "Islamic international law, in its classical … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In "Why we need to reform sharia—now" (Prospect, November 1, 2021), Mustafa Akyol (Cato Institute) argues that the Taliban's return to power "calls for an … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
In Rediscovery and Revival in Islamic Environmental Law: Back to the Future of Nature's Trust (Cambridge University Press, 2021), Samira Idllalenè (Cadi Ayyad University, Marakesh) argues that commonalities across religions … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
A California Court of Appeals refused to apply Iranian law in a case involving a plaintiff whose work in Iran exposed him to high levels of asbestos, reasoning that Iranian law … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
