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Mahmoud Kilani

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#InheritanceLaws #CivilLaw #IslamicLaw #InheritanceRights #FamilyLaw #LegalDifferences #WhoGetsWhat #LawAndSociety #legaleducation Discover how inheritance works under civil law vs Islamic law where daughters spouses and relatives sometimes inherit in different ways youtu.be/k-ZaBTQ9afg

Who Inherits More? A Surprising Look at Civil vs. Islamic Inheritance Rules

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September 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM Everybody can reply

MENALIB

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#Catchoftheday
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"Niḥāyat as-sūl fī šarḥ Minhāǧ al-uṣūl li-Nāṣir-ad-Din ʿAbdallāh Ibn-ʿUmar al-Baiḍāwī" by ʿAbd-ar-Raḥīm Ibn-al-Ḥasan Isnawī
[al-Qāhira : al-Maṭbaʿa as-Salafīya ; القاهرة : المطبعة السلفية, 1924]

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#islamiclaw #fikh #Uṣūlalfiqh

September 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM Everybody can reply

Mohamed Elnakep

@mohamedelnakep.bsky.social

Women in classical Islamic law were recognized as legally responsible individuals: they could own property, buy, sell, and draft wills. Yet, their roles in inheritance, testimony, and authority remained subject to debate among jurists.
#IslamicLaw #WomenInIslam #IslamicHistory

August 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM Everybody can reply

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Kokchapress

@kokchapress.bsky.social

The Taliban in Farah has declared shaving beards a crime, claiming it makes men resemble women. This is part of a broader enforcement of strict Islamic codes, including penalties for violators in universities. 🚨 #Taliban #BeardBan #Farah #IslamicLaw #Afghanistan

Taliban Declares Shaving Beards a Crime, Comparing It to Resembling Women

The Taliban in Farah has declared shaving beards a crime, claiming it makes men resemble women. This is part of a broader enforcement of strict Islamic codes, including penalties for violators in universities. 🚨 #Taliban #BeardBan #Farah #IslamicLaw #Afghanistan

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July 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM Everybody can reply

Krit:Arab Kritische Zugänge zur Arabistik und Islamwissenschaft

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Nach einer kurzen Pause melden wir uns zurück mit einem neuen Beitrag.
#feminismus #diskriminierung #herrschaft #muslima #migrant #kritarab #gender #iran #islamiclaw #reflexion

Feminismus im Dienst des Herrschaftsparadigmas? Zur Diskriminierung muslimischer Migrantinnen

In einer Gesellschaft, in der Diskriminierung systematisch und strukturell verankert ist, kann es schwierig sein, sie zu erkennen und zu verstehen. Dies betrifft sowohl jene, die Diskriminierung erfah...

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July 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM Everybody can reply

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Aaj News

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قرآن و سنت کے منافی قانون سازی کو کسی صورت قبول نہیں کریں گے، پریس کانفرنس

مزید پڑھیے: www.aaj.tv/news/30463474/

#AajNews #FazlurRehman #ProtestCall #ReligiousOpposition #PressConference #PakistanPolitics #IslamicLaw

June 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM Everybody can reply

MENALIB

@menalib.bsky.social

#CatchOfTheDay
#OpenAccess on
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"Islamists at the Ballot Box: Findings from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and Turkey" by Judy Barsalou

[Washington D.C.: United States Institute of Peace, 2005]

dx.doi.org/10.25673/104...

#egypt #jordan #kuwait #turkey #islamists #politicalparties #islamiclaw

May 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM Everybody can reply

Afghanistan Analysts Network

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Explore
@jmbutt2
insightful commentary on the Emirate's law of Virtue & Vice. Delve into theological nuances and alternative interpretations. A timely perspective from an Islamic scholar. #Afghanistan #IslamicLaw #VirtueAndVice

April 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM Everybody can reply

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Natalie Kraneiß

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This year's #isils conference will take place at @uni-muenster.de. The program is now online and registration is open: isils.net/isils/confer.... Looking forward to this!

#legalstudies #islamiclaw #sharia

April 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM Everybody can reply

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HarbouchaNews

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Taliban Leader Defends Executions as Integral to Islamic Law

#Taliban #Afghanistan #IslamicLaw
#HumanRights #ShariaLaw

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Taliban Leader Defends Executions as Integral to Islamic Law

Taliban leader defends executions as part of Islamic law amid global criticism and ongoing efforts for international recognition.

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April 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM Everybody can reply

Gorgias Press

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It's time for some new book news...
A Guide to a Life of Moral Integrity: An Annotated Translation of Bustān al-ʿārifīn by Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī, by Peri Bearman, is now in print. Save 20% on print or eBook editions here! www.gorgiaspress.com/bustan-al-ar... #newbook #islamiclaw

A Guide to a Life of Moral Integrity

A translation of al-Samarqandī's Bustān al-ʿārifīn – a tenth-century religio-legal primer to navigating the chaos and conflict of everyday life – accompanied by an introduction to its literary and his...

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April 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM Everybody can reply

ICRC Law & Policy Outreach

@icrclawpolicy.bsky.social

🌙 As #Eid approaches, mercy & compassion come to the forefront, values shared by both Islamic law & #IHL.

Today’s article by Dr. Ahmed Al-Dawoody and Medha Damojipurapu revisits #IslamicLaw contributions to the adoption of the 1977 Additional Protocols.

📖 bit.ly/41O0n75

#ICRC #Humanitarian

Anchoring protection: Islamic law contributions to the development of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions

The contributions of Islamic law to the development of the 1977 two Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions.

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March 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM Everybody can reply

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Sight Magazine

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Syria keeps role for Islamic law in five-year transition @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Syria #SyrianConstitution #Islamiclaw #AhmedalSharaa #Israeliairstrike #IslamicJihad

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Syria keeps role for Islamic law in five-year transition - Sight Magazine

Syria kept a central role for Islamic law in a constitutional declaration which guarantees women's rights and freedom of expression.

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March 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM Everybody can reply

Aaj News

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vشادی کے بعد بیوی پر ساس سسر کی خدمت فرض ہے یا نہیں؟ ایک اہم مسئلے پر اسلامی نقطہ نظر
مزید پڑھیے: www.aaj.tv/news/30445195/

#AajNews #IslamicPerspective #WifeAndInLaws #IslamicTeachings #IslamicViews #ServingInLaws #IslamicLaw

March 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM Everybody can reply

Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of Law

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Looking forward to having you join us in the discussion on Zoom at 2:00 PM CET on 5 March 2025. 🇦🇫

➡️https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/s/64205473105

#IndependentMechanism #Afghanistan #Accountability #HumanRights #HRC58 #RuleOfLaw #InternationalLaw #IslamicLaw #MPFPR #ALRN 3/4

February 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM Everybody can reply

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Ajivika

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It began with Babur, who brought Timurid traditions and Sharia-based governance to India in 1526. His judicial system, though basic, laid the foundation for an empire that would evolve justice for centuries. 📜 #MughalHistory #Babur #IslamicLaw (2/10)

January 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM Everybody can reply

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YesPunjab.com

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Use of VPNs 'un-Islamic', declares Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology yespunjab.com?p=61366

#Pakistan #CII #VirtualPrivateNetwork #VPNBan #IslamicLaw #InternetCensorship #SocialMediaRegulation #DigitalEthics #IslamicPrinciples #BlasphemousContent #PakistanTelecommunicationAuthority #PTA

Use of VPNs 'un-Islamic', declares Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology - Yes Punjab News

Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) "un-Islamic", siding with the government to take any measure to block access to "immoral and blasph...

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November 16, 2024 at 11:47 AM Everybody can reply

howtomuslim

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The Sharia has a rich tradition of justice, allowing non-Muslims such as Christians and Jews to follow their own laws while living in Muslim-majority societies.
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#islam #islamiclaw #sharia #sharialaw #muslim #prophetmuhammed #immigration

The Rights of Non-Muslims Under Sharia Law

Sharia law is often misunderstood, especially regarding its treatment of non-Muslims. However, the Sharia has a rich tradition of justice...

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August 18, 2024 at 9:31 PM Everybody can reply

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Hatem Elliesie

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+++ BREAKING NEWS 2️⃣ +++

I was also elected 🗳️ by the general assembly of the #ArabicAndIslamicLawAssociation • #GesellschaftFürArabischesUndIslamischesRecht
(https://dir.lat/uJt4mH)
🗳️ as Chairperson on 10 Nov. 2023 @UniFAU.

🫵🏽 join the #IslamicLaw scholarly community.

December 27, 2024 at 10:02 PM Everybody can reply

Hatem Elliesie

@helliesie.bsky.social

Thanks to @SirajKhanMENA's #LinkedIn post, I am able to share the traineeship ad on #IHL and #IslamicLaw @ICRC in #Geneva 🇨🇭:
📌 12 month, paid
📌 Master's Degree
📌 Deadline: 5/12/2022
📌 Est. Start: 1/03/2022
More info: http://bitly.ws/vVmy.