ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Brunei Darussalam, a recent Friday sermon "emphasised the importance of upholding Islamic law as a foundation for justice, social harmony and national stability" in the country. In the UAE, "Al Muntada Al Islami held a …
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS
- In Brunei Darussalam, a recent Friday sermon "emphasised the importance of upholding Islamic law as a foundation for justice, social harmony and national stability" in the country.
- In the UAE, "Al Muntada Al Islami held a specialised scientific seminar titled 'Codifying Fiqh and Its Contemporary Applications' over two days, with participation from leading academics, judges, and experts in fiqh and legislation."
- "Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his country is reviewing whether to recognise the Taliban administration in co-ordination with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation."
- "The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) stressed that it will not compromise with any party found violating halal certification conditions." For more content and context on Islamic law in Malaysia, consult our Editor-in-Chief Professor Intisar Rabb’s "Legislation and Regulation of Islamic Law in Malaysia" and its appended resource roundup.
CASES, FATWÄ€S, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW
- "A United Nations legal review has concluded that 16 measures imposed by the Taliban since August 2021 constitute systemic discrimination against women and girls, violating Afghanistan’s obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women." 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.”
- "Human rights lawyers and defenders, in particular those from religious minority groups, have strongly condemned the recent judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) of Pakistan, which upheld the validity of a marriage involving a minor Christian girl" to an adult Muslim man.
- "Saudi Arabia has executed businessman Saud bin Mohammed bin Ali Al-Faraj after he was convicted on terrorism-related charges linked to protest in Qatif during the Arab Spring....The court ordered his execution as a discretionary (ta’zir) punishment under Islamic law."
- The "Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta’ declared that compelling a woman to marry a man who assaulted and raped her is not permissible in Islamic law, as it would impose burdens on the victim."
- "Announcing to challenge the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) before Supreme Court of India, Jamiat Ulama i Hind said the newly passed legislation nullifies the Muslim Personal laws and defies the principles of inheritance."
- A recent meeting of Brunei's Legislative Council addressed "children born out of wedlock, including the system support evaluation such as health, education and awareness as well as assistance systems, and protection from societal stigma and neglect" as well as relevant offenses for "becoming pregnant out of wedlock" within the country's Syariah Penal Code.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
PIL & Harvard Events:
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: Sherman Jackson (University of Southern California), “The Islamic Secular,” April 7, 2026
- Workshop: The BADR Project (7th-21st c.): A TEI-XML Analysis of Premodern Islamic Texts and Beyond with Adrien de Jarmy, April 3, 2026
- Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Amadu Kunateh, “Footnote to Ghazali: Philosophy Without Falsafa in West African Intellectual Archive,” April 6, 2026
- Roundtable: Knowledge in the Islamic Court, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School, April 16, 2026
- Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Djelemory Diabate, “Closing the Sufi Age: Authority, Finality, and Political Theology in Umar al-Futi Tal’s Kitab Rimah,” April 20, 2026
PIL & Harvard Opportunities:
- Award: Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize, April 17, 2026
- Award: Alwaleed Bin Talal Doctoral Dissertation Prize, May 15, 2026
Global Events:
- Conference: Humanities of AI—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis, Johns Hopkins University, April 24–26, 2026
- Conference: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 24–27, 2026
- Conference: Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, May 1–2, 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
- Workshop: Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Graduate Student Workshop, July 25–26, 2026
- Workshop: Archival Abundances and Silences in Islamic Studies, Princeton University, October 2–3, 2026
- Conference: Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 21–24, 2026
Global Opportunities:
- Fellowship: Normativity and Citizens of Muslim-Majority Countries, University of Turin, April 9, 2026
- Fellowship: MESA 2026–2027 Global Academy, April 16, 2026
- Language School: Persian Language Summer School, Armenian School of Languages and Cultures, Yerevan, Armenia, May 1, 2026
- Summer School: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World, Leiden University, May 4, 2026
- Call for Participation: Digital Medieval Studies Institute, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 13, 2026
- Award: Global Dissertation Prize, American Society for Legal History, June 1, 2026
- Position Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval Middle East, Colby College, July 1, 2026
- Call for Participation: Digital Medieval Studies Institute, International Medieval Congress, Leeds, UK, July 10, 2026
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