ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, together with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials and crew were killed on Sunday when their helicopter crashed during bad weather in Iran's East Azerbaijan provin…  | islamiclawblog May 27 | ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - "Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, together with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials and crew were killed on Sunday when their helicopter crashed during bad weather in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. . . . Raisi's death might also facilitate an early election to replace Iran's Supreme Leader."
- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his support for a Uniform Civil Code and has "accuse[d] Congress of supporting Islamic law . . . under the guise of Muslim Personal Law."
- "eToro, the trading and investing platform, has partnered with Arabesque AI, an investment advisory and technology company, to launch a new Sharia-compliant portfolio for users in the Middle East."
- "The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is interested in issuing bonds in local currency with Azerbaijani banks to finance small and medium-sized businesses, ABC.AZ reports, quoting Baku Stock Exchange's chairman of board Ruslan Khalilov."
- "Religious scholars and muftis from various schools of thought have collectively denounced the convictions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Iddat case, calling the court's decision contrary to Islamic principles and a malicious conspiracy."
- "Muslims in Nigeria have been urged to seek knowledge on Islamic jurisprudence, especially related to war and peace, as part of efforts to resolve the multifaceted socio-economic and political challenges facing humanity."
CASES AND FATWĀS - In Pakistan, "[a] writ petition has been filed in the Federal Shariat Court's Lahore Registry challenging Section 9 of the Muslim Family Law Ordinance, 1961, which requires a man to obtain the consent of his first wife before contracting a second marriage."
UPCOMING EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Calendar: Calendar: - Position opening: Musawah Programme Officer for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Region, May 31, 2024.
- Call for Papers: The Medieval Academy at 100, The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, March 20-22, 2025 (deadline: June 3, 2024).
- Conference in Honour of Shaheen Sardar Ali: Modern Challenges to Islamic Law: Exploring New Pathways, Max Planck Institute Hamburg, June 6-7, 2024.
- Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series: Mapping the Past, Imagining the Future: Heritage Politics in Ḥūthī Yemen, June 24, 2024.
- Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Surveying and documentation of the archaeological city of Barca (Al-Marj), June 26, 2024.
- Symposium on Copyright in Islamic Legal Tradition, Istanbul, June 28-29, 2024.
- Workshop: ASLH Early Career Virtual Workshop, June 30, 2024.
- Call for Papers: The XI Islamic Legal Studies Conference, University of Muenster, June 30, 2024.
- Symposium: Knowledge in the Islamic Court: Evidence, Proof, Procedure Symposium – May 14-15, 2025 (Rabat, Morocco), June 30, 2024.
- Prize: Best dissertation, Middle East Medievalists, June 30, 2024.
- Call for Papers: De Jure: Jurnal Hukum dan Syar'iah, June 2024.
- Call for Proposals: Hot Topics Program, 2025 Association of American Law Schools Meeting, October 14, 2024.
- Search for Editor: International Journal of Middle East Studies, until an appointment is made.
- Internship opportunity: The Executive Office of the President, White House, various deadlines.
- Position opening: Academic mentor and field researcher in Iraq, Cordoba Peace Institute-Geneva (CPI) & ETH Zurich, rolling basis.
- Position opening: Academic mentor for researcher in Mogadishu, Cordoba Peace Institute-Geneva (CPI) & ETH Zurich.
- Call for Papers: Special Section – Lifewriting Annual and Islam.
- Call for Manuscripts: Advances in the Study of Islam, Edinburgh University Press.
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