Islamic Law in the News Roundup

By islamiclawblog on July 1, 2024

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS

"King Mohammed VI [of Morocco] has directed the Higher Council of Ulema to undertake a comprehensive review of proposals put forth by the Family Code Revision Authority."
"[Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa] lamented a disregard for social history within the Muslim community and condemned the misuse of honour killings in the name of dignity. He said that according to Islamic teachings, 'the condition of four witnesses is necessary but women are killed in the name of honour in violation of Islamic laws.'"
Police in the Maldives arrested a minister who allegedly performed "black magic" on the country's president, an offense that contravenes Islamic law and carries "a six-month jail sentence." For more content and context on harsh interpretations and applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb's "Resource Roundup: Islamic Criminal Law." For more news blurbs relating to harsh applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our "Islamic Criminal Law in the News Roundup."

CASES AND FATWĀS

"A court in Pakistan has rejected an appeal by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to suspend a February ruling that their 2018 marriage violated Islamic law."
"The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today welcomed the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling against a taxpayer-funded religious public charter school as a win for religious freedom, while denouncing and questioning the Oklahoma Attorney General's comments on Sharia Law."
"Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar, highlighted that the Federal Territories Mufti Office has issued a fatwa stating that choosing a childfree lifestyle to avoid responsibilities is considered makruh (discouraged) according to Islamic law."

UPCOMING EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

Calendar:

Call for Papers: Law, colonialism and gender in the Muslim world, July 1, 2024 (Conference: December 19-20, 2024).
Call for Proposals: Hot Topics Program, 2025 Association of American Law Schools Meeting, October 14, 2024.
Search for Editor: International Journal of Middle East Studies, until an appointment is made.
Internship opportunity: The Executive Office of the President, White House, various deadlines.
Position opening: Academic mentor and field researcher in Iraq, Cordoba Peace Institute-Geneva (CPI) & ETH Zurich, rolling basis.
Position opening: Academic mentor for researcher in Mogadishu, Cordoba Peace Institute-Geneva (CPI) & ETH Zurich.
Call for Papers: Special Section – Lifewriting Annual and Islam.
Call for Manuscripts: Advances in the Study of Islam, Edinburgh University Press.