ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "In September 2023, Morocco embarked on a long-awaited journey of legal reform with the initiation of the family code revision process by King Mohammed VI." … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s special representative on Afghanistan, recently stated: "“They say it [i.e. restrictions on women's access to education] is Islamic. It is not Islamic. … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law Adnan Zulfiqar's (Rutgers Law School) "The Immorality of Incarceration: Between Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī and Angela Y. Davis" (Journal of Islamic Law 3, no. 1 (2022)) … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Continuity and Change of Traditional Islamic Law in Modern Times: tarjīḥ as a Method of Adaptation and Development of Legal Doctrines" (Oxford Journal of … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan, the heir apparent of the Jordanian royal family who trace their lineage to the Prophet Muḥammad, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In the wake of the current war, in a recent statement, the vice president of a Russian-owned bank argued that Russian interest in Islamic finance … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that 'when the Taliban enacted restrictive bans on higher education for women, governments from across the Muslim world … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Kenya sanctioned a man who disguised himself in a burqa to compete in a national chess competition for women. The cleric who performed former Pakistani … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Qatar’s halal economy has been witnessing massive growth, with the country encouraging core sectors with high growth potential to develop products and services prescribed by … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Taliban has ordered the shutting down of a women-run radio station in Afghanistan after accusing it of playing music during the holy month of Ramadan." For more content and … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
