ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Saudi Arabia announced that it is "preparing to tap the global debt markets once again by issuing dollar-denominated sukuk in two tranches, as part of its ongoing efforts to finance the massive spending associated with Vision…  | By islamiclawblog on September 8, 2025 |  ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - Saudi Arabia announced that it is "preparing to tap the global debt markets once again by issuing dollar-denominated sukuk in two tranches, as part of its ongoing efforts to finance the massive spending associated with Vision 2030 and diversify sources of income away from oil."
- "Advocate Ismail Qureshi, is at the centre of a new documentary by the Alliance Against Blasphemy Politics Pakistan (AABP)...on Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code." See the Pakistani Penal Code on the SHARIAsource portal here.
- In Indonesia, "the government is striving to continue reducing the death rate for Indonesian pilgrims during the 2026 Hajj by preparing health procedures, in collaboration with the Indonesian Hajj Medical Association."
- Congressman Randy Fine (R-FL) claimed that "Dearborn Heights just submitted to Sharia law" after the local Michigan police department "unveiled on its Facebook page a new optional police uniform patch featuring Arabic script."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - In Morocco, "King Mohammed VI, the 'Commander of the Faithful,' has directed the Supreme Council of Ulemas to issue a detailed fatwa to clarify Zakat obligations under Islamic law, according to an official statement from the Council."
- "A Moroccan court on Wednesday sentenced feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar to 30 months behind bars for 'offending Islam.'"
- "The Taliban publicly flogged 13 people, including a woman, in Kabul over the past two days for adultery and drug-related offenses, the group's supreme court announced."
- "The Johor government [Malaysia] will introduce new guidelines to ensure that activities, including cultural performances, remain free from practices contrary to Islamic teachings." The move comes as a response to events that resulted in "three men [pleading] guilty at the Batu Pahat Syariah Court...to charges linked to a ritual involving the controversial "kuda kepang" horse dance, after a video of the incident went viral on social media earlier this month."
- In Nigeria, "legal complexities and social stigma in Bauchi State hinder justice for male victims of sexual abuse, while the psychological harm they endure remains largely unaddressed."
- "Kuwait's Family Affairs and Personal Status Laws Review Committee has completed draft amendments to Personal Status Law No. 51 of 1984, addressing key family and social issues, the committee said."
- "Syria's recent constitutional declaration, intended to unify a fractured nation, has instead deepened a crisis over the state's identity, centring on divergent visions of political Islam." See the declaration on the SHARIAsource portal here.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Events: - Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Omar Abdel Ghaffar (Harvard University), "Canonizing Assent: Legal Canons in Action in late Medieval Jerusalem," September 22, 2025 @6:15pm
- Talk: "The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan, Waging War by Law," Adam Baczko, October 9, 2025 @ 4:30pm
- Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Ozkan Karabulut (Harvard University), "Scripturalization of the Alevi Mystical Poetry," November 3, 2025 @6:15pm
- Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Prof. Houssem Chachia (University of Tunis), "The Conquest of Tunis (1535): Memory, Defeat, and Celebration Across Cultures," October 20, 2025 @6:15pm
- Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Cem Turkoz (Harvard University), "Ottoman Natural Philosophy in Seventeenth-Century Context: The Evolution of the Canon," November 17, 2025 @6:15pm
Other Events: - 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
Opportunities: - Call for Panels: International Medieval Congress, September 30, 2025
- 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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