ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Qasim Rasool Ilyas, a founder-member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board of India, is reported to have "ma[de] an unprecedented outreach on behalf of the board to Christians, Sikhs, and tribal leaders to join forces…  | By islamiclawblog on August 12, 2024 | ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - "Qasim Rasool Ilyas, a founder-member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board of India, is reported to have "ma[de] an unprecedented outreach on behalf of the board to Christians, Sikhs, and tribal leaders to join forces against the proposed Uniform Civil Code."
- "President William Ruto [of Kenya] has launched the country's first shariah-compliant bond, the 'Linzi Sukuk,' on the Nairobi Securities Exchange's (NSE's) Unquoted Securities Platform (USP)."
- "The Bangladeshi government has issued an order outlawing the country's largest Islamic party and all its affiliates following last month's deadly unrest that prompted the government to impose a curfew and deploy troops."
- "The [N]inth International Fatwa Conference, organized by Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta under the umbrella of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, commenced in Cairo . . . under the auspices of President Abdel Fatah El Sisi."
- "Islamic scholars from Pakistan and Afghanistan are being provided with specialised training to enhance the universal adoption of international humanitarian law in the context of Islamic laws. The four-day training on 'Islam and International Humanitarian Law' is being provided to 34 Islamic scholars—including seven females—from various universities across Pakistan and Afghanistan at the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)."
- "Iraq's National Accord Party, led by Ayad Allawi, has denounced proposed amendments to the country's Personal Status Law as a "grave threat" to the principles of justice and equality. In a statement . . . the party expressed deep concern over the proposed changes, which aim to align the law with different Islamic sects."
- "Sheikh Mohammed Khalil Al-Sanjari, the representative of the Shiite religious authority in Baghdad, declared . . . that the supreme religious authority would reject any amendments to the Personal Status Law that contradict Islamic Sharia."
CASES AND FATWĀS - "An Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja [Nigeria], Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has dissolved a four-year-old marriage between Beshiru Mutairu and his wife, Amina, for lack of love. . . . [T]he judge, Mohammed Wakili, dissolved their marriage according to Islamic law, following Beshiru's prayer for divorce on the said ground."
- Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar of Pakistan has stated that "no individual can be permitted to issue fatwa against others."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Calendar: - Call for Submissions: Pedagogy Files in Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā, September 1, 2024.
- Call for Papers: "Islamic Law and Social Movements," 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), September 9, 2024.
- Call for Proposals: Hot Topics Program, 2025 Association of American Law Schools Meeting, October 14, 2024.
- Conference: Law, colonialism and gender in the Muslim world, December 19-20, 2024.
- Conference: MESA 2025, Westin Downtown, Washington DC, November 22-25, 2025.
- 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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