Archive-It Partner 730: Ivy Plus Libraries 

Collection: Muftiships Web Archive

The Muftiships Web Archive preserces the websites — which may include videos, images, and PDF files — of Muftis and leading jurists from the Islamic world. These websites cover the responses of leading judicial authorities to current events in their respective countries (and in some cases well beyond). In addition to the content, the websites illustrate the manner in which these authorities engage with their public, and the ways in which Islamic law is administered in the digital age. In light of the Coronavirus pandemic in the Middle East and the Islamic world, these websites gained greater visibility. However, these jurists and institutions have been the focus of interest for decades. This is a collaborative project -- under the auspices of the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation -- led by Gayle Fischer (Harvard University), Roberta Dougherty (Yale University), Peter Magierski (Columbia University), Guy Burak (New York University), and Sean Swanick (Duke University). Fatwa and other statements directly related to Covid-19 were supplied by Dr. Adnan Zulfiqar (Rutgers Law) as part of the 'Mapping Covid Fatwas' project, in conjunction with Harvard University's Program in Islamic Law.