ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Muslim mourners typically recite the Janazah, an Islamic funeral prayer, at a mosque. But the three men being buried [last week] died as heroes, so the walls of the Islamic Center of San Diego [California] could not hold the…
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS
- "Muslim mourners typically recite the Janazah, an Islamic funeral prayer, at a mosque. But the three men being buried [last week] died as heroes, so the walls of the Islamic Center of San Diego [California] could not hold the vast number of people who wanted to pay tribute to them."
- "Pakistan has restarted the export of alcoholic beverages after a gap of nearly 50 years. The country’s only domestic manufacturer, Murree Brewery, dispatched consignments of beer and other alcoholic drinks to countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, Portugal and Thailand in April 2026."
- "The Deputy Head of Humanitarian Affairs at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) highlighted the education of girls as a crucial element for Afghanistan’s development in a recent media dialogue, expressing the organization’s readiness to seek solutions aligned with both societal values and governmental expectations." 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.”
- A recent op-ed argues that "Islam offers a deeply rooted framework to address modern environmental issues. Its teachings emphasize the sanctity of nature and the shared responsibility of all living beings toward its preservation....Islamic law promotes the establishment of Hima, protected zones where development, excessive grazing, and deforestation are prohibited."
- The "International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-organized a high-level event titled “Synergy in Action: IHL and Islamic Law for Humanitarian Outcomes” with the University for Peace and with the support of the League of the Arab States, Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW
- "Italian law enforcement authorities expelled 25-year-old Pakistani imam Ali Kashif from the country after he publicly approved marriages with young children....The preacher tied maturity solely to the onset of puberty. He stated that marriage to nine-year-old girls is acceptable and fully consistent with Islamic law."
- In Gujarat, India, a family court "dissolved a Muslim couple's marriage after the wife sent a khulanama to the husband, who refused to accept it. The court also ordered judicial separation for the couple on grounds of cruelty against the wife."
- Legal Services India recently published a "complete legal guide to Muslim women’s divorce rights under [the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act] DMMA 1939, including grounds, Islamic principles, and landmark judgments."
- "Pakistan’s legal system continues to send conflicting messages on child marriage, exposing deep tensions between statutory protections, religious interpretations, and the rights of young girls."
- "The United Nations expressed 'grave concern' on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage," saying that the code "reinforces systemic discrimination and erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls."
- "Islamic officials in Indonesia's staunchly Sharia Aceh province publicly flogged two women and two men on Thursday for having sex outside of marriage."
- "Operatives of the Hisbah Board in Kebbi State [Nigeria] have arrested a man...at the residence of a married woman in the Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi." "The residents suspected an illicit affair contrary to Islamic teachings and decided to notify the authorities."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Events:
- 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
Opportunities:
- 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
- Award: Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, July 15, 2026
- Award: Graduate Paper Prize, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, July 15, 2026
- Award: Student Travel Award, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, September 1, 2026
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