ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Nigeria, "the Kano State Hisbah Board has said its mass wedding programme is open to both Muslims and Christians." "Islamic scholar Dr. Muhammad Salah has urged Muslims to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to expand …
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS
- In Nigeria, "the Kano State Hisbah Board has said its mass wedding programme is open to both Muslims and Christians."
- "Islamic scholar Dr. Muhammad Salah has urged Muslims to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to expand Islamic education and Da’wah, while stressing that its use must be guided by authentic Islamic knowledge and ethical standards."
- "Cambodia is taking another significant step to diversify its tourism industry...responding to the rapidly growing global demand for halal tourism and Muslim-friendly hospitality."
- "Months after the killing of Iran's supreme leader at the start of its war with the United States and Israel, mourners will hold a dayslong funeral and burial for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The mourning period will see Khamenei’s body carried through cities in both Iran and neighboring Iraq."
- "According to Malaysia’s Prime Minister, measures to strengthen the system of Islamic courts will concern their organisation and not their jurisdiction over non-Muslims in a country where the balance with the civil courts remains a sensitive issue." 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.
- "When it comes to halal travel, most Malaysians would first think of overseas destinations like Indonesia, Turkey or Saudi Arabia.However, unbeknownst to many, Malaysia is actually the world's leading Muslim-friendly travel destination, and has been for the past 11 years."
CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW
- "A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after a Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream."
- "Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have strengthened the state’s protections against Sharia law."
- The Egypt vs. Iran Men's World Cup match fell "during Seattle's Pride Week, a series of 2SLGBTQ+ festivities dating back to 1974 and celebrated in the final week of June...[both teams] asked for the celebrations to be cancelled, with the African side's football association saying it 'categorically rejects holding any activities related to supporting [homosexuality] during the match.'"
- In Indonesia, "with mandatory halal certification set to expand significantly in October 2026, the Halal Product Assurance Agency (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal or “BPJPH“) has issued a new regulation detailing how administrative sanctions will be imposed on non-compliant business actors."
- "Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Tuesday reaffirmed its rejection of an Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruling that grants wives at least a 50 percent share in matrimonial assets. The council declared the judgment inconsistent with Islamic law and announced plans to challenge it before the appellate court."
- "A canonist at the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya has urged the Church in the East African country to seek amendments to the country's marriage laws after the High Court dismissed a petition from a Catholic man who sought to stop his wife from pursuing a civil divorce....He contended that Parliament had accommodated Islamic family laws through the jurisdiction of the Kadhis' Courts while failing to provide similar recognition to Catholic Canon Law, thereby violating Catholics' rights."
- In India, "the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently struck down a Tamil Nadu government order that allowed a Hindu man from Backwards Classes, Most Backwards Classes, Denotified Communities, or Scheduled Castes to avail reservation benefits even after converting to Islam."
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Events:
- 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
- Conference: The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900), University of Leiden, January 13–15, 2027
Opportunities:
- 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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