::Roundtable:: From Manuscripts to Digital Corpus: Structuring Islamic Data Sources for the Future of AI Jurisprudence

By Ezieddin Elmahjub Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs) and generative AI, is poised to revolutionize how we approach and interact with Islamic jurisprudence. However, the varied … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: From Manuscripts to Digital Corpus: Structuring Islamic Data Sources for the Future of AI Jurisprudence

::Roundtable:: The Book and AI, Part 2: Testing AI Research Agents for Islamic Law

By Intisar Rabb This essay tests the latest AI models with questions of Islamic law research to see whether they can live up to their promise of providing reliable, accurate, … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: The Book and AI, Part 2: Testing AI Research Agents for Islamic Law

::Roundtable:: Knowledge, LLMs, and Open Source Communities in Islamic Legal Scholarship

By Mairaj Syed If harnessed effectively, the introduction of LLMs has the potential to transform research in Islamic legal studies because of its unique ability to allow computers to go … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: Knowledge, LLMs, and Open Source Communities in Islamic Legal Scholarship

::Roundtable:: The Book and AI: How Artificial Intelligence is and is not Changing Islamic Law

By Intisar Rabb & Mairaj Syed The invention of the wheel, the printing press, and the internet itself swept over the world in torrents that shaped human interaction with each … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: The Book and AI: How Artificial Intelligence is and is not Changing Islamic Law

::Roundtable:: Adaptation of the 1858 Ottoman Land Code in Bosnia and Herzegovina under Austro-Hungarian Rule (1878-1918)

By Philippe Gelez  The Treaty of Berlin of July 1878 gave the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy an international mandate to resolve the agrarian question and modernize the administration. In the terms of … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: Adaptation of the 1858 Ottoman Land Code in Bosnia and Herzegovina under Austro-Hungarian Rule (1878-1918)

::Roundtable:: History of Islamic International Law: “Looking Back and Looking Forward: Conclusion to the Roundtable on the History of Islamic International Law”

By Intisar Rabb and Umut Özsu, with contributions from Hadi Qazwini On November 1, 2022, Professors Intisar Rabb (Harvard University) and Umut Özsu (Carleton University) convened a live Roundtable webinar that … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: History of Islamic International Law: “Looking Back and Looking Forward: Conclusion to the Roundtable on the History of Islamic International Law”

::Roundtable:: History of Islamic International Law: “Diplomacy in the Medieval Islamic World” by Malika Dekkiche

Summarized by Rami Koujah This post is part of the Roundtable on the History of Islamic International Law.  It is a summary of Malika Dekkiche's contribution titled "Diplomacy in the … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: History of Islamic International Law: “Diplomacy in the Medieval Islamic World” by Malika Dekkiche

::Roundtable:: History of Islamic International Law: “Ottoman Empire: War and Peace” by Will Smiley and Aimee Genell

Summarized by Hadi Qazwini This post is part of the Roundtable on the History of Islamic International Law.  It is a summary of Will Smiley and Aimee Genell's and contribution … Continue reading ::Roundtable:: History of Islamic International Law: “Ottoman Empire: War and Peace” by Will Smiley and Aimee Genell