 ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - "Kenya's growing appetite for ethical and Sharia-compliant business models took centre stage at the 2nd Edition of the Sharia Compliance and Halal Business Expo" in Nairobi.
- "The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CBA) announced that Islamic banking products will be introduced starting in 2026."
- "Indonesia's takaful market is entering a new phase of expansion, supported by a sharp rise in financial literacy....The Sharia Economy Vision 2029, integrated within Visi Indonesia Emas 2045, outlines the country's ambition to become the world's leading halal and sharia economy by 2029."
- "The Kano State Shura Council [Nigeria] on Monday held a closed-door session with Islamic cleric Malam Lawan Shu'aibu Abubakar, popularly known as Triumph, to discuss allegations of blasphemy." According to Council Chairman Wazirin Kano, the meeting was "not a court session but a discussion between the Council and the accused. Whatever we do here will be forwarded to the government for further consideration."
- "Halal barbecue [is] carving out a growing space amid Texas cuisine. Dishes featuring meat butchered according to Islamic standards [are] beginning to be recognized – and enjoyed – even by non-Muslim diners."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - "Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama have introduced the No Sharia Act, which aims to prohibit the application of Sharia Law across the United States." Similarly, "Representative Hillary Cassel has filed legislation in the Florida Legislature to prohibit courts and agencies from using Sharia." For more content and context on "anti-sharī'a legislation" in the United States, see Will Smiley's article for the Journal of Islamic Law, "The Other Muslim Bans: State Legislation Against 'Islamic Law.'"
- "Human Rights Watch urged Iraq to repeal its newly adopted Jaafari Personal Status Code, calling it 'deeply discriminatory' and a legal framework that reduces women to second-class citizens. The law, approved by Iraq's parliament on August 27, was drafted by Shiite religious authorities following amendments to the country's Personal Status Law in February 2025. It allows couples to choose whether their marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance are governed by the 1959 Personal Status Law or by Jaafari jurisprudence."
- In Azerbaijan, "authorities are working on additional regulatory measures to promote the development of Islamic finance in the country, including amendments to the Civil Code, Banking Law and Tax Code, with the key proposal being an exemption of Islamic finance transactions from value-added tax."
- "The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has officially declared a fatwa that the Work Accident Insurance Program (JKK) and Death Security (JKM) organized by BPJS Ketenagakerjaan are in accordance with sharia principles."
- In Kerala (India), "a growing number of Muslim couples are turning to the Special Marriage Act (Section 15) to secure equal inheritance rights for women."
- "In a landmark ruling in Zoharbee & Anr. v. Imam Khan (D) thr. LRs. & Ors. [2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1014], the Supreme Court of India reaffirmed the settled principles of inheritance under Mohammedan law, holding that a Muslim widow without any children is entitled to only one-fourth share in her deceased husband's estate."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Events: - Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Prof. Houssem Chachia (University of Tunis), "The Conquest of Tunis (1535): Memory, Defeat, and Celebration Across Cultures," October 20, 2025 @6:15pm
- Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Ozkan Karabulut (Harvard University), "Scripturalization of the Alevi Mystical Poetry," November 3, 2025 @6:15pm
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: Youssef Belal (United Nations), "Thinking the World with Islamic Knowledges," November 11, 2025 @12:30pm
- Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Cem Turkoz (Harvard University), "Ottoman Natural Philosophy in Seventeenth-Century Context: The Evolution of the Canon," November 17, 2025 @6:15pm
Other Events: - Conference: 5th ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization, University of Pittsburgh, November 5–7, 2025
- Conference: ASLH 2025 Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, November 13–15, 2025
- Conference: Muslims in AI, Imperial College London, November 16, 2025
- Conference: "Islam and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities," North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies, November 20, 202
- Conference: International Conference "Poetry and Knowledge," University of Münster, November 20–22, 2025
- Conference: MESA 2025, Westin Downtown, Washington DC, November 22–25, 2025
- Conference: Faith, Values, and the Rule of Law—An Interdisciplinary Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law, February February 4–5, 2026
- Conference: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 24–27, 2026
- Workshop: The Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, June 8–9, 2026
- Conference: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, June 17–18, 2026
Other Opportunities: - Call for Papers: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, October 31, 2025
- Call for Papers: Faith, Values, and the Rule of Law—An Interdisciplinary Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law, November 1, 2025
- Position Opening: Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies, Princeton University, November 3, 2025
- Call for Papers: Muslims in AI, Imperial College London, November 16, 2025
- Call for Papers: The Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, December 1, 2025
- Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025
- Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025
- Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026
- Position Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval Middle East, Colby College, July 1, 2026
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