 | By islamiclawblog on July 7, 2025 |  ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - "Syria kept a central role for Islamic law in a constitutional declaration . . . which guarantees women's rights and freedom of expression during a five-year transitional period."
- "Istanbul's chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of the editors at LeMan magazine on grounds it had published a cartoon that 'publicly insulted religious values'" by allegedly depicting the Prophet Muhammad. For more content and context on depictions of the Prophet and their permissibility from an Islamic law perspective, consult our "Resource Roundup: Controversy over Depictions of Prophet Muḥammad – Religion and Free Speech" by Editor-in-Chief Intisar Rabb and staff editors.
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - In Iran, Grand Ayatollahs Hosein Noori Hamedani and Naser Makarem Shirazi "issued separate fatwas saying that any insult, threat or aggression against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei coming from a government or individual will be seen as an insult and aggression to the essence of Islam."
- A group of Kenyan sheikhs "strongly opposed a recent Supreme Court ruling that allows children born out of wedlock to inherit property from their deceased Muslim fathers, terming it a violation of Islamic law and the jurisdiction of Kadhi courts."
- "The Oregon Department of Corrections is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly denying religious accommodations for three incarcerated Muslim men . . . by refusing to serve certified halal meals and by denying Muslim worshippers the opportunity to celebrate Eid holidays with congregational prayer and family visitations."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Calendar: - 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).
- Summer School on Digital Humanities and Islamic Studies, September 1-4, 2025, Switzerland (Deadline: June 13, 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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