‘Wi-Fi Fatwa‘
“According to the fatwa, internet service agreements fall under contracts governing the use of services, making subscribers legally and religiously bound by their terms.”
Pakistan Crypto Issues
An interesting discussion point, which I will be exploring further in due course: “The Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi seminary, whose rulings carry wide influence among Muslims well beyond Pakistan,...
‘Effective Fatwas‘ article
This caught my attention (haven’t read it yet): Syafiq Hasyim, ‘Effective Fatwas and Shariatisation in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore‘, Archipel [Online], 111 | 2026, June 2026, http://journals.openedition.org/archipel/10169 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/16fx3 “This article argues that the institutionalisation of...
FatwaTok
Not the best timing for a new product launch. Here are the details on FatwaTok: I missed the FatwaTok launch from #Qatar (inbetween everything else)...
Fatwa Overload?
My work has focused on the issue of ‘fatwa overload‘ (or frequent questions on ‘smaller‘ topics) for many years. This video neatly encapsulates the issues and frustrations surrounding it....
Morocco Sermon Issues
Coverage of ongoing discussions in Morocco on sermon content: “Since the Israel-Hamas war began 14 months ago, activists have similarly worried about limits place on sermons about Palestinians. Morocco’s...
AI in Islam
Изкуственият интелект на Аллах (продължение) Here’s the second part of an interesting article by Atanas Shinikov on aspects of artificial intelligence in Islam, which also summarises some key points...
AI and Islam
Атанас Шиников, moecm, Изкуственият интелект на Аллах This is the first of a two-parter by Atanas Shinikov on AI/Islam/religious authority issues. I read it via machine translation (which should...
AI and Fatwas
Khaleej TImes, UAE minister proposes fatwa on how AI, robots should be used to serve people, 23 Oct 2023 “In a world that is changing by the minute, there...