ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Egypt and Iran have lodged formal complaints with FIFA regarding plans for an LGBTQ+ Pride celebration to coincide with their World Cup match in Seattle [Washington, USA]....In Iran, gay and lesbian individuals can face the …  ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS - "Egypt and Iran have lodged formal complaints with FIFA regarding plans for an LGBTQ+ Pride celebration to coincide with their World Cup match in Seattle [Washington, USA]....In Iran, gay and lesbian individuals can face the death penalty," whereas "in Egypt, while homosexuality is not explicitly outlawed, police frequently target and prosecute members of the LGBTQ+ community on charges such as 'debauchery' [fujūr]."
- "AirAsia has announced an update in its cabin crew uniform policy, which allows female crew members to wear the hijab while on duty if they wish to do so....AirAsia's cabin crew have used the hijab as part of operations on select routes, such as Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], where it is required by local regulations. The latest update extends this flexibility to all female cabin crew members."
- "The family of a young Niagara [Ontario, Canada] woman who died in a car accident has been told she won't be buried in their local cemetery because it won't accommodate Muslim burial traditions, their imam says."
- "Ruya, the UAE's digital-first Islamic bank, has become the first Islamic bank globally to allow customers to buy and sell Bitcoin directly through its mobile app."
- Ghana's central bank is taking steps to encourage the provision of financial services that are compliant with Islamic law and is offering its lenders training in non-interest banking principles."
- "Muslim Rights Concern has warned that Shariah remains a central part of Muslim life and will not be discarded under any form of external influence. The organisation issued its position after reports surfaced that an American academic advised the United States government to push Nigeria into outlawing Shariah and the Hisbah." Dr. Ebenezer Obadare reportedly advocated pressuring "President Tinubu to (1) make Sharia law unconstitutional...and (2) disband the various Hisbah groups across northern states seeking to enforce and impose Islamic law on all citizens."
- "Former Kano State [Nigeria] Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has finalised plans to launch an independent Hisbah initiative across all 44 local government areas in the state, aiming to support the efforts of existing security agencies.The Chairman of the Independent Committee, Sheikh Haroon Sani Ibn Seena, explained that forms had already been distributed to 12,000 persons."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW - "Four Afghan lads who dressed up as the Peaky Blinders were summoned by the Taliban....Taliban spokesperson Saif-ur-Islam Khyber said the men in their 20s were detained in Jibrail, in the southern province of Herat, for strutting down the streets like Cillian Murphy's Thomas Shelby." 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."
- In Bangladesh, "the High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why they should not be directed to formulate a law ensuring reasonable punishment in cases of hurting religious sentiments....Earlier, on November 30, Supreme Court lawyer Md Golam Kibria filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking directions to introduce the death penalty as the maximum punishment in cases filed over hurting religious sentiments."
- The Indian Supreme Court "refused to extend the December 6 deadline for waqf properties to be registered on the UMEED [Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development] portal as required by the 2025 Waqf Amendment Act....[which aimed] to create a digital inventory of waqf properties by geo-tagging them." With the portal now closed, "more than half of India's Waqf properties [are] still unregistered."
- "The Iranian judiciary on December 6 said it had arrested two organizers of a marathon after some women competed in the event without wearing the mandatory hijab."
- "Forensic investigators are preparing to exhume hundreds of bodies from in Marawi City [Philippines] to identify victims of the five-month siege that devastated the city, a task made possible by a rare religious ruling from the Bangsamoro region's Islamic advisory body."
- In Malaysia, Senator Zulkifli Hasan stated that "among the measures being formulated [by the government] was the seizure of financial savings belonging to ex-husbands who evade paying nafkah. He said the action was being implemented through the Family Support Division (BSK) under the Malaysian Syariah Judicial Department, and that discussions with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had been held to enable its enforcement through a Syariah Court order." For more content and context on Islamic law in Malaysia, consult our Editor-in-Chief Professor Intisar Rabb's "Legislation and Regulation of Islamic Law in Malaysia" and its appended resource roundup.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Events: - Workshop: Arabic TEI (Textual Encoding Initiative), April 2–3, 2026
Global Events: - 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
Opportunities: - 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 Submissions: Fusayfsa', the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal, January 30th, 2026
- Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026
- Call for Papers: Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS) Graduate Student Virtual Symposium, University of Alberta, February 2, 2026
- Position Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval Middle East, Colby College, July 1, 2026
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