I recently provided remarks at the OIC Women's Ministerial Conference in Islamabad July 12th-13th. I reflected on Muslim women's political participation and representation and how religious discourses continue to impact the opportunities and choices available for Muslim women.

For this blog, I will examine the rise and implementation of Anglo-Muhammadan law in British India. This blog is inspired by my recent book, Islamic Law on Trial, which seeks to move beyond the dichotomy of continuity and rupture as it applies to Islamic law in the colonial period through analyzing the engagement with, and transformation of, Islamic law.

In Sunnism, there can be no infallible interpreter of revelation after Muhammad's death. The result is an interpretational pluralism that the ulama have tried to mitigate but not eliminate.

When Al-Mujadilah, a center and mosque for women in Doha, was established, questions emerged rapidly about innovation, tradition, and women's religious authority. Understanding these reactions requires examining what history has overlooked.