ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Iran, "[t]he Islamic Revolution swept through the country like a tempest, bringing with it strict interpretations of Islamic law that deemed dance, especially by women, immoral and forbidden." "[Young women's] dance is a q…  | By islamiclawblog on May 19, 2025 |  ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - In Iran, "[t]he Islamic Revolution swept through the country like a tempest, bringing with it strict interpretations of Islamic law that deemed dance, especially by women, immoral and forbidden." "[Young women's] dance is a quiet rebellion against the rules the Islamic Republic has enforced for over four decades."
- A new news story on Iran's famous Qom Seminary described it as "the most influential Shi'ite clerical institution in the country and arguably the world."
- "Former staffers for the U.S. Institute of Peace say Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is misleading people about the work of the agency. . . . USIP staff also admitted that the institute contracted with Mr. Halimi. However, they insisted Mr. Halimi had renounced the Taliban long before USIP contracted with him and that he had served as an important resource in the region." One USIP employee said: "'He was teaching and training Afghan women's rights advocates on Islamic principles and also doing research on how the Taliban's treatment of women is a violation of international human rights and Islamic law.'"
- "Hibatullah Akhundzada, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, made a rare trip from Kandahar to the Afghan capital on Friday, 12 April, to address a one-day conference attended by senior officials of the group. . . . According to Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban, Akhundzada urged Taliban officials to fulfil their responsibilities based strictly on 'principles of 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."
- "The UAE has approved a new strategy that aims to more than double the assets of its Islamic banks in the next six years."
- "Organized under the auspices of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the [Doha] [C]onference aims to provide Sharia-based guidance on modern challenges, including artificial intelligence, mental health, and financial ethics."
- In Uganda, some experts have expressed their opinion that Islamic banking "offers patient capital [which] can support farmers to transform seeds into food security. . . ."
- "Abdul Aziz Ghazi[, a controversial cleric in Pakistan] accused Pakistan of inflicting systemic violence and injustice upon its citizens, pointing to the deepening crisis within the country."
- "A violent armed raid on a Damascus nightclub last week has fuelled fears of a threat to nightlife in the Syrian capital, despite condemnation by the Islamist-led authorities."
- "Oman will open the door to Islamic banks and also let conventional lenders run Sharia-compliant operations in a bid to grab a share of the rapidly growing Islamic finance business[,]" according to what a central bank official said.
- "Bangladesh's Islamists are readying to make political gains after being crushed for years by the government that was overthrown in a mass uprising last year, rallying hardline loyalists for eagerly anticipated elections."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - "The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja [Nigeria] . . . sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a minor."
- "Saudi Arabia executed a Palestinian man who burnt his father to death after an argument, the Interior Ministry said."
- "Asked if a Muslim should vote for a fellow Muslim with no track record or a non-Muslim failed as the better candidate, Professor of Law at UCLA Khaled Abou Al-Fadl replied that he will choose the candidate who best serves justice as he ultimately has to answer to Allah."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Calendar: - Islamic Finance Conference at the World Bank HQ, World Bank HQ, May 21-22, 2025.
- LSA 2025 Annual Meeting: Chicago, Illinois from May 22-25, 2025 (Early registration: December 3, 2024; registration: January 3, 2025).
- Call for Papers: "Towards a Global Ecological-Economic Legal Framework," ESIL IG, Paris, June 6-7, 2025 (deadline February 28, 2025).
- Prize: Phanor J. Eder Prize in Comparative Law, Younger Comparativists Committee, June 13, 2025.
- 2025 Hurst Summer Institute: Legal History, University of Wisconsin Law School, June 15-27, 2025.
- Arabic Intensive Program: SABLA 2025 Summer Arabic Intensive Program, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, Washington, D.C., June 16 – July 17, 2025 (Deadline June 2, 2025).
- Conference: Law, Culture, and Humanities 27th Annual Conference, Georgetown University, June 17-18, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: January 31, 2025).
- IISMM Seminar Series: "Waqfs, women and circles of power," IISMM, France (remote option), June 20, 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).
- Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series, American Society for Legal History, June 30, 2025.
- Workshop: "From Classical ML to AI in Arabic and Islamic Studies," Hamburg University, July 1-4, 2025 (Deadline: April 30, 2025)
- Summer Language Intensive Program: Istanbul University Institute for Islamic Studies, July 7 – August 8, 2025.
- Prize: Colin B. Picker Prize, Younger Comparativists Committee, August 15, 2025.
- Summer School: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World, Leiden University, August 18-29, 2025 (Application deadline: May 5, 2025).
- Faculty Fellow: Faculty Fellow in Near Eastern Studies, New York University, 2025-2026, September 1, 2025 (Deadline: March 24, 2025).
- Call for Proposals: Paris Congress at 125: Comparative Law's Entanglement with Power from Paris to Today, McGill University, Canada, October 16-18, 2025 (Deadline: May 31, 2025).
- Conference: 5th ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization, University of Pittsburgh, November 5-7, 2025.
- Call for Papers: ASLH 2025 Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, November 13-15, 2025 (Deadline: March 25, 2025).
- Call for Papers: International Conference "Poetry and Knowledge," University of Münster, November 20-22, 2025 (Deadline: June 1, 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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