ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "The Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has introduced new restrictions on Afghan women, mandating that they refrain from performing Takbir—an Islamic expression of faith—and from reciti…  | By islamiclawblog on November 4, 2024 | ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - "The Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has introduced new restrictions on Afghan women, mandating that they refrain from performing Takbir—an Islamic expression of faith—and from reciting the Quran aloud, even in the presence of other women, according to Virginia-based Afghan news channel Amu TV." 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."
- South Africa's Home Affairs Department issued its first-ever certificates for Muslim marriages, addressing a legal gap and promoting inclusivity within personal law.
- Nigeria's Grand Qāḍī advocated for judicial decisions in sharī'a-compliant regions to fully align with Islamic principles, underscoring the role of sharī'a in delivering justice.
- The Maldives' use of ṣukūk, a sharī'a-compliant bond structure, has been estimated to have reached approximately $500 million.
- "Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong is ready to relaunch its drive to develop Islamic finance, after a three-day trip to the Saudi capital Riyadh opened his eyes to the untapped potential of developing more financial products that comply with Islamic law."
- "The Grand Kadi of the Kwara State [Nigeria] Shariah Court of Appeal, Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen, has inaugurated an 11-member Ekiti State Shariah Arbitration Panel, pledging that the panel will serve justice impartially, regardless of religious affiliation."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - Regarding the "recent uproar in the National Assembly [of Nigeria] . . . centered around the lawmaker who proposed rephrasing Islamic personal law to Islamic law in the constitution," some have argued that the issue is a distraction and that "the members of the House of Representatives spen[t] considerable time showcasing their ethnic supremacy and intolerance towards one another." For more content and context on Nigeria and its legal system, consult the "Country Profile: Nigeria" page on SHARIAsource.
- In Bangladesh, where adoption by Muslim families is not allowed, Muslims wishing to establish legal ties with children not related to them by birth have used and continue to use the Guardians and Wards Act of 1890, "where a person or couple can be appointed only as a legal guardian of the child."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Calendar: - Talk: "Matriarchal Islam: Gendering Sharia in the Early Modern Indian Ocean" with Mahmood Kooria, Harvard University, November 4, 2024.
- Seminar: "Travel Writing and the Production of a Global Imagination in Muslim South Asia" by Daniel Majchrowicz, Harvard University, November 6, 2024.
- Workshop: Library Resources for Scholars of Islamic Studies, Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University, November 8, 2024.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: "Islamic Apocalyptic Jurisprudence: End-Times Law in Sunnī and Shīʿī Discourses" by Ali Rod Khadem, Program in Islamic Law, November 12, 2024.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: "On Theocratic Criminal Law: The Rule of Religion and Punishment in Iran," Bahman Khodadadi, Program in Islamic Law, December 10, 2024.
- Call for Submissions: Journal of Islamic Law Special Issue, January 13, 2025.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: "The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa (Princeton University Press, 2024)," Malika Zeghal, Program in Islamic Law, February 11, 2025.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: "The Genealogy of the Death Penalty for Apostasy and Blasphemy in Islam" by Mohsen Kadivar, Program in Islamic Law, March 11, 2025.
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: "A Cultural History of the Arabic Book: Digital Explorations of Writerly Practices and Text Reuse" by Sarah Savant, Program in Islamic Law, April 8, 2025.
Calendar: - EUME Berliner Seminar: "Conflicting Legacies of the 1858 Ottoman Land Law: A View from Palestine" by Munir Fakher Eldin, November 6, 2024.
- Workshop: "Sites of Encounter in the Muslim World: Cairo & Delhi," UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, November 7, 2024.
- Symposium: Recent Developments in Family Law in the MENA Region, Dutch Association for the Study of Islamic Law and Law of the Middle East, November 7, 2024.
- Panel: "The Legacies of Anti-colonial Struggle in Algeria: A Panel Honoring the Life and Activism of Elaine Mokhtefi," UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, November 8, 2024.
- Conference: "Perspectives on the Development of Islamic Law: Philosophy of Law & Islamic Medical Ethics," Humbold University, Berlin, November 8-9, 2024.
- Conference: 2024 CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference, Melbourne Law School, November 12, 2024.
- Position opening: University assistant predoctoral researcher, University of Vienna, November 14, 2024.
- Lecture: Fall 2024 Lester Lecture: "Polyvalence, Ambiguity and the Politics of Islamic Studies" with Dr. Marion Katz, University of Colorado Boulder, November 14, 2024.
- Position opening: Associate/Full Professor – Islamic/Middle Eastern Studies, UMass Amherst, November 15, 2024.
- EUME Berliner Seminar: "Law, Litigation, and Politics of Legitimization: On the Possibilities and Limits of Palestinian Legal Action in Israel" by Suhad Bishara, November 20, 2024.
- Book Roundtable: "Order and Disorder in the Ottoman Empire," UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, November 22, 2024.
- Fellowship: Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization, 2025-2026, Yale Law School (Deadline: November 30, 2024).
- Conference: 12th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 2-4, 2024.
- Fellowship: M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources, Rare Book School, 2025-2026, December 9, 2024.
- Conference: Law, colonialism and gender in the Muslim world, December 19-20, 2024.
- Hurst Summer Institute 2025, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, January 15, 2025.
- EUME Berliner Seminar: "The Politics of Choice: The 2003 Entry Law to Israel, the Phenomenology of Singlehood and Love Across Borders Among Palestinians" by Towibah Majdub, January 22, 2025.
- Fellowship: The University Center for Human Values in Law and Normative Thinking 2025-26, Princeton University, January 22, 2025.
- Call for Editors: Law & Society Review, 2025-2026, February 1, 2025.
- Call for Editors: Book Review Editor for Law & Society Review, 2025-2026, February 1, 2025.
- Workshop: Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop, May 1-3, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: February 5, 2024).
- Conference: Eleventh Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, Queen Mary University, UK, May 8-10, 2025 (Paper proposals: October 31, 2024; Panel proposals: November 30, 2024).
- Conference: Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 22-25, 2025 (Registration: January 3, 2025).
- Conference: Law, Culture, and Humanities 27th Annual Conference, Georgetown University, June 17-18, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: January 31, 2025).
- Conference: MESA 2025, Westin Downtown, Washington DC, November 22-25, 2025.
- Position opening: Senior Lecturer in Law, History, and Society, Vanderbilt University, 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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