Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Japan will begin a model project during the current fiscal year to help regional communities attract more foreign visitors with diverse dietary and cultural habits, such as vegetarians and Muslims.” “On April 28, the Supreme Court (SC) [of Philippines] held the first digitalized and regionalized Shari’ah Bar Examinations. Separate from the regular Bar Exams for… CONTINUE READING

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In Islamic Contract Law (Oxford University Press, 2024), Ilias Bantekas (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar) and others “[p]rovide[] the first comprehensive and authoritative treatise of Islamic contract and private law in the English language.” In Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (Oxford University Press, 2024), Nadia Oweidat… CONTINUE READING

Beyond the Ribāṭ: Exploring Coastal and Offshore Jurisdiction

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By Hassan S. Khalilieh As early as the first half of the seventh-century, Caliph ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (r. 13-23/634-644) established the office of the “governorship of the coasts.” Initially focused … Continue reading Beyond the Ribāṭ: Exploring Coastal and Offshore Jurisdiction

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Indonesian Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed for up to two years[.]” “Ches Special Risk has launched Canada’s first Shariah-compliant insurance product under the name Ethical Insurance.” “Two couples [in Aceh, Indonesia] have received thrashes with canes after allegedly having sex outside marriage, breaking strict laws on gender relations… CONTINUE READING

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “Concept of Islamic Law Enforcement In the History and Practice of Islamic Justice” (JLPH: Journal of Law, Politic and Humanities 4, no. 3 (2024)), Misnar Syam and Devianty Fitri (Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia) observe that “[i]n administering the judicial process, Islamic law aims to enforce law and justice proportionally based on Islamic Sharia.”… CONTINUE READING

Reports from the SHARIAsource Lab: Experiments in Collecting and Counting Islamic Legal Canons

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The SHARIAsource Courts & Canons (CnC) Annotation Suite leverages data science tools to explore questions in Islamic law and society historically through mapping the controversies and values reflected in courts … Continue reading Reports from the SHARIAsource Lab: Experiments in Collecting and Counting Islamic Legal Canons

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “The Taliban have suspended the activities of two TV stations in Afghanistan, alleging they failed to ‘consider national and Islamic values.'” For more content and context on the recent developments in Afghanistan, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Resource Roundup: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islamic Law.” “In yet another incident of vigilante justice in Indonesia’s… CONTINUE READING

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “The Status of Music in Islamic Law: Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī’s (d. 974/1567) Treatise Against Recreation in its Polemical Context” (Islamic Law and Society, March 6, 2024), Dr. Fitzroy Morrissey (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford) examines an Islamic legal treatise that “argues for the impermissibility of most musical activities on the… CONTINUE READING