ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The Library of Congress's Frequently Asked Legal Questions series recently analyzed the interim constitutional declaration of the new Syrian government. For more content and context on Syria, visit its SHARIAsource country pr…  | By islamiclawblog on September 1, 2025 |  ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - The Library of Congress's Frequently Asked Legal Questions series recently analyzed the interim constitutional declaration of the new Syrian government. For more content and context on Syria, visit its SHARIAsource country profile here.
- "The secretary-general of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, officially opened the First Forum for Fiqh Scholars 2025" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- "A far-right Republican congressional candidate in Texas has caused widespread outrage after releasing a campaign video in which she set fire to the Quran and vowed to 'stop Islam once and for all.'"
- "An AI company in Saudi Arabia has now launched an Arabic-native chatbot...The company says that it is not only fluent in the Arabic language, but also in Islamic culture, values and heritage."
- Anca Syah, "a halal content creator and fashion enthusiast known for his distinctive, sharia-compliant streetwear style,...shared his views on how a Muslim can remain stylish without deviating from sharia" in an interview with an Indonesian magazine.
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - "The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has imposed 340 punishments under Islamic law over four months, ignoring international criticisms." For more content and context on harsh interpretations and applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our Editor-in-Chief Professor Intisar Rabb's "Resource Roundup: Islamic Criminal Law." For more on the recent developments in Afghanistan, consult her "Resource Roundup: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islamic Law."
- In Nigeria, "the Hisba Command of the Bauchi State Shariah Commission has issued strict guidelines regulating social gatherings in the state."
- "Supporters of Imam Ayman Soliman gathered at the Ohio Statehouse on Aug. 25 to publicly ask Gov. Mike DeWine to help free Cincinnati's imprisoned faith leader."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Events: - Talk: "The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan, Waging War by Law," Adam Baczko, October 9, 2025 @ 4:30pm
Other Events: - Summer School: Digital Humanities and Islamic Studies, University of Bern, September 1–4, 2025
- Conference: Paris Congress at 125—Comparative Law's Entanglement with Power from Paris to Today, McGill University, Canada, October 16–18, 2025
- Conference: 5th ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization, University of Pittsburgh, November 5–7, 2025
- Conference: ASLH 2025 Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, November 13–15, 2025
- Conference: "Islam and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities," North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies, November 20, 202
- Conference: International Conference "Poetry and Knowledge," University of Münster, November 20–22, 2025
- Conference: MESA 2025, Westin Downtown, Washington DC, November 22–25, 2025
- Conference: Faith, Values, and the Rule of Law—An Interdisciplinary Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law, February February 4–5, 2026
PIL & Harvard Opportunities: - Call for Papers: Middle East Beyond Borders Fall 2025 Workshop, September 12
Other Opportunities: - Call for Papers: Faith, Values, and the Rule of Law—An Interdisciplinary Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law, November 1, 2025
- Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025
- Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025
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