ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS Saudi Arabia has officially "appointed a prominent ultraconservative scholar...as the country's new grand mufti, the kingdom's top religious scholar. Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, 90, took over the position," confir… ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - Saudi Arabia has officially "appointed a prominent ultraconservative scholar...as the country's new grand mufti, the kingdom's top religious scholar. Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, 90, took over the position," confirming reports last month "following the death of Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Sheikh."
- In Oman, the "Second Hajj and Umrah Conference and Exhibition concluded with a number of recommendations covering various organisational, technical, awareness, economic, and health aspects....[including] moving forward towards a complete digital transformation of Hajj and Umrah services from the registration stage through return, using artificial intelligence technologies to improve logistical needs."
- "Mufti Haji Umar Idris, one of Ethiopia's most respected Islamic scholars...passed away after decades of public service....Over the years, [he] served as President of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council (Majlis) and later as Grand Mufti of Ethiopia."
- The Islamic Development Bank held the "Global Sukuk Summit 2025 in London under the theme 'Capitalizing on Sukuk Beyond Traditional Markets'....The event explored how Sukuk, Islamic bonds that comply with Sharia principles, can expand beyond traditional markets."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - "The Supreme Council of Ulema announced that King Mohammed VI, in his capacity as Amir Al-Mouminine, has approved the publication of a Fatwa on Zakat (almsgiving), marking a significant step in clarifying the religious and social framework of almsgiving in Morocco."
- In India, "the Madras High Court recently said that the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act would prevail over the Muslim personal laws, and an adopted child will have the same status as that of a biological child."
- "The Syariah Judiciary Department is working with Bank Negara Malaysia to allow the seizure of financial assets belonging to former husbands who neglect maintenance payments under court orders....[The Family Support Division] is enhancing awareness among family members who are legally responsible for supporting children — not only fathers but also other eligible relatives as outlined in Islamic law."
- In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the "High Court has dismissed applications by the government and the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) to strike out a man's bid to challenge his religious status....Shehzad Malik Sarwar Malik is seeking a court declaration that he is a practising Sikh and had never professed Islam. Lawyers Ahmad Kamal Abu Bakar and Arik Zakri Abdul Kadir, who represented MAIWP, submitted that the matter fell under the jurisdiction of the Shariah Court as it involved renunciation of Islam and not conversion."
- "In a landmark ruling, Pakistan's Supreme Court has reinforced a woman's right to dissolve marriage through 'Khula' and recognised psychological abuse as a valid ground for divorce. 'Khula' is an Islamic concept which recognises the right of a woman to dissolve the marriage, a contrast against 'talaq', which grants the right to a man. Justice Ayesha A Malik, one of the two female judges of the apex court, authored the judgment."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Events: - Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Ozkan Karabulut (Harvard University), "Scripturalization of the Alevi Mystical Poetry," November 3, 2025 @6:15pm
- Islamic Law Speaker Series: Youssef Belal (United Nations), "Thinking the World with Islamic Knowledges," November 11, 2025 @12:30pm
- 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: 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: Muslims in AI, Imperial College London, November 16, 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
- Conference: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 24–27, 2026
- Workshop: The Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, June 8–9, 2026
- Conference: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, June 17–18, 2026
Other Opportunities: - Call for Papers: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, October 31, 2025
- Call for Papers: Faith, Values, and the Rule of Law—An Interdisciplinary Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law, November 1, 2025
- Position Opening: Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies, Princeton University, November 3, 2025
- Call for Papers: Muslims in AI, Imperial College London, November 16, 2025
- Call for Papers: The Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, December 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
- Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026
- Position Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval Middle East, Colby College, July 1, 2026
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