ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Stakeholders are promoting Islamic microfinance as a solution to financial exclusion in the Philippines, following a capacity-building workshop at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology." "Morocco’s Ju…
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS
- "Stakeholders are promoting Islamic microfinance as a solution to financial exclusion in the Philippines, following a capacity-building workshop at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology."
- "Morocco’s Justice Minister, Abdellatif Ouahbi, has sparked controversy after saying that a woman’s testimony should carry the same legal weight as that of a man under Moroccan law."
- In Nigeria, the Kano State Hisbah Board announced that "it has concluded arrangements to conduct a mass wedding for 1,500 couples under its marriage social welfare initiative."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW
- In Malaysia, "the decision by religious authorities in Kelantan to prosecute an individual for gender transition in January 2026 has generated complex legal, religious, and social questions." 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.
- "Saudi Arabia’s execution of more than 2,000 people over the last decade in many cases violates Saudi and international law and belies the government’s claims of reform, 36 groups including Human Rights Watch said." For more news blurbs relating to harsh applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our “Islamic Criminal Law in the News Roundup.”
- "Judge Masudah Pangarker and acting Judge Igshaan Higgins, both of whom are Muslim, have made a pioneering ruling which has set a precedent for South African family law and Muslims around the country."
- "The Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta (BDI) has issued a religious ruling declaring that Muslim women should not travel for work without a mahram or a male guardian, citing Islamic legal principles, prophetic traditions, and documented risks faced by women working away from home."
- "The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, called for stopping the unrest in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron....He called on all concerned parties and influential actors to address internal disputes through dialogue and lawful means, and to resort to Islamic law in resolving them."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
PIL & Harvard Opportunities:
- Award: Alwaleed Bin Talal Doctoral Dissertation Prize, May 15, 2026
Global Events:
- Conference: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 24–27, 2026
- Conference: Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, May 1–2, 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
- Workshop: Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Graduate Student Workshop, July 25–26, 2026
- Workshop: Archival Abundances and Silences in Islamic Studies, Princeton University, October 2–3, 2026
- Conference: Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 21–24, 2026
Global Opportunities:
- Language School: Persian Language Summer School, Armenian School of Languages and Cultures, Yerevan, Armenia, May 1, 2026
- Summer School: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World, Leiden University, May 4, 2026
- Call for Participation: Digital Medieval Studies Institute, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 13, 2026
- Award: Global Dissertation Prize, American Society for Legal History, June 1, 2026
- Position Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval Middle East, Colby College, July 1, 2026
- Call for Participation: Digital Medieval Studies Institute, International Medieval Congress, Leeds, UK, July 10, 2026
- Award: Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, July 15, 2026
- Award: Graduate Paper Prize, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, July 15, 2026
- Award: Student Travel Award, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, September 1, 2026
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