ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Responding to international criticism, "Abdul Hakim Sharaee, the acting minister of justice [in Afghanistan], has stated that the Islamic Emirate's mission is not to convince the world but to enforce Islamic law." Earlier, "[…  | By islamiclawblog on February 3, 2025 | ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - Responding to international criticism, "Abdul Hakim Sharaee, the acting minister of justice [in Afghanistan], has stated that the Islamic Emirate's mission is not to convince the world but to enforce Islamic law." Earlier, "[a] senior Taliban leader ha[d] publicly criticized his government's policy of prohibiting female education in Afghanistan, calling it a 'personal choice' rather than an interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia." 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."
- In Malaysia, "[b]aseless sentiments and the misunderstanding of Islamic principles have caused all kinds of negative perceptions to arise against the judicial system, says Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat." For more content and context on the recent developments in Malaysia, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb's essay "Legislation and Regulation of Islamic Law in Malaysia."
- In Morocco, "Mustapha Ramid, a member of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) has sharply criticized the government's approach to the proposed reforms for the Family Code, known as Moudawana."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - In India, "Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court on Monday that he was "shocked" to see products other than meat certified as halal, attesting that the products meet requirements of Islamic law." "Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged before the Supreme Court . . . that halal-certified products are costlier and the Court may have to consider the issue of people all across the country having to buy costlier halal-certified products just because they are demanded by a few."
- "Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Calendar: - 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: - 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.
- Call for Abstracts: Middle East Medievalists, November 22-25 (Deadline: February 5, 2025).
- Lecture: "Law, Ethics, and the History of the Islamic Marriage Contract" with Marion Holmes Katz, University of California Irvine, February 13, 2025.
- Writing Workshop: The American Institute for Maghrib Studies Graduate Student Writing Workshop, February 27-28, 2025 (Application deadline: January 3, 2025).
- Conference: The 2025 Annual Conference of the Humanities and Social Sciences at LUMS, Lahore, April 18-20, 2025.
- Workshop: Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop, May 1-3, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: February 5, 2024).
- Call for Papers: 39th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, May 2-3, 2025 (Deadline: January 31, 2025).
- Call for Papers: " Islamic and Jewish Law in the Modern Economy," University of Villanova School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, May 5-6, 2025 (Abstract submission deadline: January 31, 2025).
- 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).
- LSA 2025 Annual Meeting: Chicago, Illinois from May 22-25, 2025 (Early registration: December 3, 2024; registration: January 3, 2025).
- 2025 Hurst Summer Institute: Legal History, University of Wisconsin Law School, June 15-27, 2025.
- Conference: Law, Culture, and Humanities 27th Annual Conference, Georgetown University, June 17-18, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: January 31, 2025).
- Conference: The Middle Ages in the Modern World, London Strand Campus, King's College London, June 24-26, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: January 13, 2025).
- Summer Language Intensive Program: Istanbul University Institute for Islamic Studies, July 7 – August 8, 2025.
- Conference: MESA 2025, Westin Downtown, Washington DC, November 22-25, 2025 (Proposal deadline: February 13, 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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