ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The "halal food market is estimated to be valued at USD 1,426.57 Bn in 2026 and is expected to reach USD 3,356.15 Bn in 2033, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.0% from 2026 to 2033." "Iranians have had …
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS
- The "halal food market is estimated to be valued at USD 1,426.57 Bn in 2026 and is expected to reach USD 3,356.15 Bn in 2033, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.0% from 2026 to 2033."
- "Iranians have had internet access for just 6.5 per cent of 2026 so far, according to connectivity estimates and monitoring groups....Despite the restrictions, some limited access appears to remain available through Iran’s heavily controlled National Information Network, a domestic intranet system that allows access to state-approved sites and services...sometimes jokingly called the halal internet."
- "Three women who were among 13 Australians returning home from Syria were arrested at airports on Thursday on allegations of slavery and terrorism inside the Islamic State group’s former so-called caliphate."
- "Nestlé Malaysia and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) have reaffirmed their long-standing partnership in advancing the halal ecosystem."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW
- In Malaysia, a proposed "amendment to the Adoption Ordinance 1960 ensures that the law does not apply to Muslims." 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.
- "A recent, brief ban on alcohol sales in Damascus has ignited concerns among some in Syria regarding President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s vision for the nation’s future and its embrace of a more conservative interpretation of Islam. While the ban was largely reversed, the initial move and its implications continue to be a subject of discussion."
- A recent op-ed argues that "if the ICC is to adequately respond to Taliban atrocities, it must expand its investigation beyond gender persecution...One critical entry point for such an expanded inquiry is the Taliban’s 2026 Criminal Procedural Regulation of the Courts (the “Regulation”), which exposes how formal inequality is deliberately codified and criminal law itself is deployed as a mechanism of persecution. Nowhere is this clearer than in Article 9, which formalizes a hierarchical system of punishment based explicitly on social status." 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.”
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
PIL & Harvard Opportunities:
- Award: Alwaleed Bin Talal Doctoral Dissertation Prize, May 15, 2026
Global Events:
- 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:
- 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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